EU restricts hand-luggage liquid

"Air passengers travelling from European Union countries are to be restricted on how much liquid they can take on board. The European Commission has proposed limiting liquids to 100ml containers which must fit into a transparent, re-sealable plastic bag. The rules are likely to be agreed next week and adopted in November."

So far, when I checked with Tenerife South airport (I had you and my mother's penchant for cheap Tenerife booze to think about), there had been no restrictions imposed at this end. Prices on the islands are cheaper than in the duty free, but bottles can't really safely be packed into hold suitcases. This restriction would prevent them from being taken onto the flight in hand-luggage too.

If this is to be adopted across the EU as ~~threatened~~ promised, then I would expect regions like the Canary Islands, whose economy relies on tourist spending, to kick hard against a restriction that could kill this booze business outright.

On the other hand, given that the Canary Islands are counted as being outside the EU when it comes to duty free allowances (inside for most other purposes), this may provide the key exemption. When we get more details, we'll report them here.

EU restricts hand-luggage liquid

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