What can I expect at airport checkpoints? | National Coordinator for Counterterrorism

What can I expect at airport checkpoints?

At the security checkpoints, all hand luggage goes through a scanner on a conveyer belt. At this point your hand luggage is also checked for liquids. According to the new rules, if you want to take liquids in your hand luggage, you have to pack them separately before departure, either at home or at the airport. 

If, in spite of this, you pack loose containers of liquids and gels in your hand luggage, you should allow for the possibility that they will be confiscated at the security checkpoint.

Before the checkpoints, there are specially equipped locations where you can obtain a plastic bag and repack your liquids and gels.

You must present all liquids separately when your hand luggage is checked. Your transparent plastic bag must be closed, and your containers of liquids must fit in it comfortably. Coats, jackets and large electrical appliances such as laptops must also be presented separately for inspection.