Association of German Airports - Relax liquid regulations
by JFC Admin(via FlyerTalk - original (German))
Airport operators want relaxation of strict rules for the transport of liquids in hand luggage.
The President of the Association of German Airports (ADV), Michael Eggenschwiler, called for the EU Commission to “make security rules reasonable and understandable”. He also announced a new structure of landing fees based on emissions.
“Passengers cannot understand why they have to throw away liquids purchased at airports outside of the EU, when they see identical bottles being sold after security checks. Now that 7 months have passed since the introduction of the new rules, the EU Commission should review them to see if they brought any actual improvements in security. If there is no improvement, the EU should have the courage to abolish these rules.
At the Frankfurt airport alone, the new security measures result in up to 3 tonnes of additional garbage per day. Mr. Eggenschwiler demanded for the state to take over all security-related expenses instead of making airport operators and travelers bear the cost, just as it is the case with any other forms of transport.
(ADV also claims credit for delaying the intruduction of new hand luggage size limits for 12 months)
Last month the KLM CEO spoke out about the security regulations in the EU. Hopefully if enough people in high places complain then something will be done about it.