{"id":17946,"date":"2022-04-18T06:44:07","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T10:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/?p=17946"},"modified":"2022-04-18T06:44:07","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T10:44:07","slug":"liquid-lunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/liquid-lunch\/","title":{"rendered":"Liquid Lunch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the 100ml rule? The one that\u2019s been there since 2006, causing endless hassles at security. Well, its changing!<\/p>\n<h4>Why does that matter for air crew?<\/h4>\n<p>Good question. Is this really an operational issue to talk about? We are <em>\u2018Opsgroup\u2019<\/em> not<em> \u2018VaguelyInterestingInfogroup\u2019\u00a0<\/em>after all&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Well, the rule is here for crew too<\/strong> and if you\u2019ve ever operated through a UK airport you will know they can take it very seriously indeed. I once had my healthy hummus lunch taken from me because hummus is slightly more liquid than solid.<\/p>\n<p>So, the change will mean:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An easier time going through security for Air Crew as well as passengers<\/li>\n<li>Possibly some changes on what you can stock up on during layovers (if you don\u2019t check your crew bags)<\/li>\n<li>The option to have better coffee than what you might get onboard<\/li>\n<li><strong>General security changes<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_18000\" style=\"width: 796px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18000\" class=\"wp-image-18000 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/security.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"786\" height=\"405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/security.jpg 786w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/security-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/security-768x396.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-18000\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">No more of this!<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Let\u2019s take a quick look at the security side of things.<\/h4>\n<p>Passengers and crew will be able to carry whatever liquids they require, so long as they fit in their hand luggage. <strong>Remember<\/strong> though, if you are transiting another airport,<strong> their liquid limits will still apply.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are a few liquidy products worth looking out for as well. The top two we are aware of are peanut butter and Frankfurter sausages in jar available in EDDF\/Frankfurt airport duty free.<\/p>\n<p><b>Why?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Well, the liquid explosive scanning machines work off detecting a range of chemical elements, and also look at density. Fun fact &#8211; the molecular makeup of peanut butter is actually very similar to nitroglycerin, while the juicy sausagey water in frankfurter jars is apparently of a density that some scanners struggle with.<\/p>\n<p><b>Then there are actual banned substances.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Possibly more important to remember &#8211; these are, obviously, still banned. There is <strong>no change to the dangerous goods restrictions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Toxic, flammable, infectious, over 70% alcohol, paint etc is\u00a0<strong>all still not allowed.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17999\" style=\"width: 848px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17999\" class=\"wp-image-17999 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a0e30dcf1893c2fb9a018a3e89c719d-838x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"838\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a0e30dcf1893c2fb9a018a3e89c719d-838x1024.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a0e30dcf1893c2fb9a018a3e89c719d-245x300.jpg 245w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a0e30dcf1893c2fb9a018a3e89c719d-768x939.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ops.group\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2a0e30dcf1893c2fb9a018a3e89c719d.jpg 988w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-17999\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toxic, flammable, infectious stuff&#8230; still banned!<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Shannon Airport<\/h4>\n<p>EINN\/Shannon is of course a<strong> gateway airport for the USA.<\/strong> The US Pre-clearance status means you can undergo all immigrations, customs and agriculture inspections here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shannonairport.ie\/passengers\/at-the-airport\/flying-out\/security\/know-your-liquid-restrictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Which is why we thought this was worth mentioning<\/a> because it will be a nice change for a lot of folk heading through, but those <strong>agriculture restrictions remain in place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All travelers entering the United States are required to declare anything with meats, fruits, vegetables, plants, seeds, soil, animals, as well as plant and animal products &#8211; <strong>including soup or soup products.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Check out the <strong>USA CBP website<\/strong> for more info. There is quite a handy &#8220;<em>what can I bring in for my own personal guzzling purposes&#8221;<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/help.cbp.gov\/s\/article\/Article-3619?language=en_US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list here, published by them.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Where else are the scanners going to be?<\/h4>\n<p>Well, the UK is planning to have them installed in <strong>all their international airports by December 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>TSA in the USA is also planning on having over 1000 of them<strong> active for Summer 2022<\/strong>. So watch this space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember the 100ml rule? 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