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Airport Security Rules in 2026: The 100ml Liquids Limit Is Back, and What You Still Can't Carry

CT scanners were meant to kill the 100ml liquids rule. Many airports reimposed it in 2024, so it is back and inconsistent airport to airport. Here is…

By Laxman Rawal · Aug 20, 2026

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Key facts Liquids, gels and pastes are capped at 100ml (3.4 fl oz) per container at most airports worldwide. Those containers must fit inside a single transparent, resealable bag holding no more than 1 litre , roughly 20cm x 20cm . Some airports with new CT…

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The liquids rule is still 100ml

The UK government's guidance is blunt: at most airports, you cannot take liquids in containers larger than 100ml through security. When a container is allowed, it must go in a single, transparent, resealable plastic bag that holds no more than a litre and…

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Why a rule that "ended" came back

The 100ml limit dates to August 2006, when British police disrupted a plot to smuggle liquid explosives disguised as soft drinks onto transatlantic flights from the UK to the United States and Canada. Within days, liquids were banned from cabins, and the ban…

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"3-1-1" and "100ml" are the same rule

If you have flown in the United States you will have heard the TSA's 3-1-1 rule . It is the same idea under a different label: 3.4 ounces (100ml) per container, 1 quart-sized clear zip-top bag, 1 bag per passenger. Europe, the UK and most of the world quote…

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Laptops, tablets and phones

At a standard checkpoint, take laptops and other large electronics out of your bag and lay them in their own tray so the scanner gets a clean image; phones usually stay in. At airports running CT scanners you can often leave everything inside the bag, because…

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Flying into Nepal — and onto Lukla

The same rules meet you at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA): 100ml liquids, power banks in your cabin bag, sharp items in the hold. The tighter squeeze is the domestic leg. Mountain flights — above all the short hop to Lukla for the Everest…

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