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An end may be in sight for the restrictions on taking liquids onto flights at UK airports, following a successful three-month trial of new X-ray scanning equipment at Manchester airport.
The tomography scanners used in the trial, which ended last month, create 3D X-ray images of passengers' luggage and can measure the density of liquids to help identify dangerous substances that could potentially bring down an aircraft. In the images, different kinds of liquids show up as different colours, depending on the contents, enabling security staff to quickly tell the difference between explosive fluids and water or suncream, for example.
The new machines could also lead to shorter queues as passengers would need to spend less time at security. According to Surrey-based firm Rapiscan Systems, which has developed the technology behind the new scanners, the new RTT scanners are capable of scanning up to 1,800 bags an hour. The existing CT scanners can only handle about 350 bags an hour.
Rapiscan aims to have the scanners on sale by the end of the year, and claims the end of the liquids ban at Britain's major airports could come "within 18 ...
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