EU Airports To Relax Liquid Ban

The European Union on Monday will enact new rules allowing travelers to carry on limited quantities of liquids at all airports in the EU as well as those in Albania, Kosovo, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland.

The rules, similar to those adopted by the Transportation Security Administration in September, let passengers move through security checkpoints with liquids packaged in individual containers not exceeding 100 milliliters on the condition they can fit into a clear plastic bag with a maximum one-quart capacity. Allowable items include shampoo, creams, hair gel, hair spray, suntan lotions, toothpaste, liquid or aerosol deodorants, perfumes and such cosmetics as mascara and lip gloss.

TSA in late September relaxed security rules put in place following the thwarting of an alleged U.K. bomb plot in August.