fluids allowed back in 2012

[regi]

according this Dutch article fluids will be allowed again on airplanes from 2012 onwards.

http://www.ad.nl/ad/nl/1004/Economie/ar ... 2012.dhtml

[earthman]

I will believe it when I see it.

[dsa330]

I will believe it when I see it.

correction, you'll believe it when you can take it with you ^^

[earthman]

I don't fly THAT often, so I'll most likely believe it when I read it in someone else's trip report here on luchtzak.

Perhaps we should take a 5 liter jug of <enter favorite drink here> on board in our hand luggage to celebrate it when the time is there? And then let's all go on the same flight, see how security staff freaks out!

[Comet]

That will be excellent - to take home some beer from Belgium again. We can't even get real Stella here.

[MAM]

Finally they stop this money and time consuming nonsense. This security prevention was in the beginning okay after that stupid "terrorist attempt", but after a certain time it remained only there to generate more revenue for the shops behind the security check.

[galaxy]

"Liquid explosives are easy to produce. As a result, terrorists can use the chemicals for attacks -- on aircraft, for instance. In the future, new detection systems at airport security checkpoints will help track down these dangerous substances. Researchers are currently testing equipment.
On November 19, 2009, the EU Regulatory Committee of the Member States passed a proposal to this effect issued by the EU Commission. Under the terms of the proposal, the prohibition of liquids will be lifted in two phases. First, beginning April 20 9, 2011, passengers in transit will be permitted to take liquids along with them. Under the second phase, beginning April 20 9, 2013, the limit on quantities of liquids will be lifted altogether. The EU Commission intends to introduce legislation to this effect this August. In the future, security checkpoints will feature equipment that can reliably distinguish between liquid explosives and harmless substances such as cola, perfume or shampoo.
But how do these experiments work? In their partially remote-controlled experimental facilities, first researchers at the safety laboratories manufacture explosives according to specifications provided by the ECAC. Security services provide the organization with lists of substances to use in manufacturing explosives. Then, the detection equipment must automatically identify the liquid explosive -- as well as any harmless substances -- as such. For instance, the equipment must not identify shampoo as an explosive and set off a false alarm. Depending on the scenario involved, individualized testing methods and systems are required: If open containers need to be inspected, for example, then the sensors detect the vapors given off. If luggage screeners need to scan unopened bottles in a tub, on the other hand, then x-ray equipment is used. The experts forward the findings of their tests either directly to the manufacturers of the equipment, or to the German Federal Police, which in turn passes the results along to the ECAC. The ECAC, in turn, notifies the companies of whether or not their equipment is suitable for certification. "In the past, luggage screening has only identified metals and solid explosives. The screening equipment of the future will also identify liquid explosives. Initial tests at the Frankfurt Airport have already successfully been completed," Röseling summarizes.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 082339.htm

[regi]

Strange that the article Galaxy refers to talks about 2013 and the Dutch newspaper mentiones 2012.
Has somebody more info please?