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Re:Heathrow scraps 100ml liquid container limit by atmosx on Monday January 26, 2026 @11:30PM (#46775562)
Oh. So it was a security measure? I honestly thought it was a way to force you to spend money on things on the airport or abroad. Like shampoo, water, etc.
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Re:Heathrow scraps 100ml liquid container limit by superfrank on Monday January 26, 2026 @11:38PM (#46775605)
It was a reaction to a foiled terrorist attack in the UK where terrorists planned to blow up planes using liquid explosives disguised as bottles of soda.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_transatlantic_aircraft_pl...

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