Airport News
19 airports to lift baggage restrictions
Mon, 31 Dec, 2007
Only 19 of the country's airports have been given the green light to relax baggage restrictions next month, it has emerged.
The government announced in November that the limit of one piece of hand luggage per passenger would be lifted on January 7th 2008, providing airports could prove that security procedures had been improved to sufficient levels.
A number of important sites, including London Gatwick Airport, Leeds-Bradford Airport and Liverpool Airport, have failed to satisfy the Department for Transport that they can cope with the additional carry-on baggage.
The news means airlines that operate from several UK airports will have to decide whether to implement a number of different policies or to stick with the one-bag rule for all flights in an attempt to avoid confusion among customers.
Changes to luggage restrictions are due to come into force on the same day as the first of three planned strikes by workers at BAA's seven UK airports is scheduled to take place.