Holidaymakers still flouting security rules
Published Date:
13 May 2008
HOLIDAYMAKERS are still flouting security laws brought in two years ago after a terror alert.
The carrying of liquid items above 100ml in hand luggage was banned in August 2006, but passengers are still ignoring them, causing a headache for airport staff.
Security staff at Newcastle International are confiscating abut 400 litres of prohibited liquids, worth an estimated £1,000, every day – enough to fill a large resort hotel swimming pool each year.
And as the airport enters its busy summer period, it is taking up to 10 hours a day to recycle and dispose of confiscated liquids.
Peter Snell, Newcastle International's landside operations manager, said: "This was a big enough issue for us during our quietest winter months.
"But now that the summer holiday season is in full swing, it's becoming a bigger and bigger problem for us to manage."
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Last Updated:
13 May 2008 9:27 AM
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