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Air Transport Security Limitation on liquids
since 06.11.2006 - Effects on Airports and
Airlines due to EU-regulation 1546/2006 amending
Regulation (EC) No 622/2003 laying down measures
for the implementation of the common basic
standards on aviation security
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Background

• On 10th August this year an apparent plot to set
  off bombs on aircraft flying to the United
  States using liquid explosives was discovered in
  London.
• The European Commission has acted rapidly by
  restricting the quantity of liquids that
  passengers can carry when passing the screening
  points and then on-board aircraft.
• The new regulation applies to all flights
  departing from airports in the European Union,
  regardless of their destination and the
  nationality of the carrier, so that there is
  the same level of protection throughout the
  European Union.
• The regulation affects cabin baggage only, as
  hold baggage is inaccessible for passengers
  once checked in.

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New rules

• The new rules apply to all liquids. The term
  liquids as defined in the EU-regulation
  include gels, pastes, lotions, liquid/solid
  mixtures and the contents of pressurised
  containers, e.g. toothpaste, hair gel, drinks,
  soups, syrups, perfume, shaving foam, aerosols
  and other items of similar consistency.
• Passengers are permitted to carry small amounts
  of these liquids in their cabin baggage past
  screening points, unless in individual containers
  with a capacity not greater than 100
  millilitres or equivalent and contained in one
  transparent re-sealable plastic bag of a capacity
  not exceeding 1 litre.

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New rules

• The new regulation also makes an exception for
  medicines and dietary requirements needed
  during a trip, including baby food. Travellers
  can continue to carry them in their cabin
  baggage.
• Passengers can also continue to take liquids,
  such as drinks and perfumes, obtained beyond
  the points where boarding passes are
  controlled, on board aircraft. The regulation
  lays down precautions to prevent tampering or
  interference after purchase.

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Implementation and effects (at security check
points)

• Since 6th of November 2006 the new rules are
  effective.
• Airports and airlines were expecting enormous
  operational problems - long queues and
  waiting times in front of security check points -
  and started a coordinated and broadly based
  information campaign for passengers.
• Information is provided on posters, bi-lingual
  flyer, video presentations in front of
  security check points and via internet websites.
• Airports and airlines also provide passengers
  with 1l plastic bags for an interim period.

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Example of poster
and bi-lingual flyer
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Implementation and effects (at security check
points)

• First experiences show that the information
  campaign has been quite successful.
• Due to well informed passengers, queuing times
  in front of security check points were shorter
  than expected.
• Nevertheless the throughput of passengers
  passing by the security check points at the
  five major airports in Europe (ADP, AMS, BAA,
  FRA, MAD) is reduced by around 20. This
  creates, of course, serious additional
  problems for airports that do have already
  capacity constrainsts.

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Implementation and effects (duty free sales)

• One of the biggest problems one month after
  implementation of the new rules are
  duty-free-goods bought at non-EU airports or on
  board of non- EU airlines.
• Obtained goods containing more than 100ml of
  liquid have to be retained at security
  check-points when entering the EU-area, because
  of non- compliance of security regimes of
  EU-countries and non-EU-countries. E.g. a
  bottle of Whisky bought in Dubai and carried in
  the hand luggage on a flight via Paris to
  Bordeaux, has to be retained at the security
  check point at Paris airport.

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Implementation and effects (duty free sales)

• A solution on a world wide (ICAO) - level is
  essential to assure that duty- free-goods can
  be accepted when entering the EU-area. In the
  meantime retained articles will be disposed
  e.g. by the airport operators (FRA disposes
  3,5t or 10m³ of retained articles daily!).
• For customs- and liability-reasons retained
  liquids can only difficulty be used for
  further commercial or non-commercial purposes.

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Summary

• Due to excellent cooperation between the
  EU-Commission, airports and airlines the new
  security regime went fairly well on
  implementation.
• The lower throughput at security check points
  creates big operational problems.
• The passenger is loosing confidence in the world
  wide duty-free regime when he enters the
  EU-area and has to dispose liquids carried in the
  hand luggage. As non-aviation-revenues are of
  great importance for airports the new rules
  will have adverse effects on them.

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