The liquids are not allowed because they mess with explosive detectors. Not because anyone thinks they are dangerous.
It’s not “we don’t allow liquids cause they may be explosive”.
It’s “we don’t allow liquids cause if you have any in your luggage, we won’t be able to correctly detect explosives you might also have”.
That’s why some airports now allow liquids. Newer scanners can detect explosives even in luggages that also contain liquids.
Nobody thinks your bottle of water is dangerous. But your bottle of water will prevent the explosives detector from working.
I was looking at the rules recently and it said to put all your liquids in 1 zip lock bag. Presumably this would be so the bag could be removed and checked separately? If not what is the point? And why limit the amounts of particular fluids? None of this makes sense with the explosive detector explanation. But I haven’t flown for 20 years so wtf do I know?
The liquids are not allowed because they mess with explosive detectors. Not because anyone thinks they are dangerous.
It’s not “we don’t allow liquids cause they may be explosive”. It’s “we don’t allow liquids cause if you have any in your luggage, we won’t be able to correctly detect explosives you might also have”.
That’s why some airports now allow liquids. Newer scanners can detect explosives even in luggages that also contain liquids.
Nobody thinks your bottle of water is dangerous. But your bottle of water will prevent the explosives detector from working.
Why does the bottle of water have to be scanned with the rest of your luggage? Could it not simply be separated from the rest of your luggage?
I was looking at the rules recently and it said to put all your liquids in 1 zip lock bag. Presumably this would be so the bag could be removed and checked separately? If not what is the point? And why limit the amounts of particular fluids? None of this makes sense with the explosive detector explanation. But I haven’t flown for 20 years so wtf do I know?