Tuesday, August 15, 2006
UK terror threat level downgraded
The terror threat to the UK was downgraded yesterday from "critical" to "severe", report the BBC. Newspaper, El Dia, report that Lanzarote was the most affected locally by delays on their 160 programmed flights to and from the UK on Thursday, while last thing on Friday, Tenerife South's Reina Sofia airport had handled 130 UK flights; 63 arrivals and 67 departures. Some 30% of arrivals had suffered an average delay of 50 minutes, while punctuality on departures was a little inferior, with 40% of flights being delayed by an average of 40 minutes, according to information from airports' authority (AENA).
Some baggage restrictions on leaving the UK have been lifted, but there are long-term changes in place (check before departing). Some items (in particular, liquids) are still no longer allowed and the permitted size of hand-luggage will be around half the size of luggage previously admitted, says the BBC report.
UK terror threat level downgraded
