Airports ask passengers to ‘pack properly and dress cleverly’
09.07.11
Edinburgh Airport has launched a campaign to try to speed up security. It is asking passengers to be prepared when they arrive for their flights by ‘packing properly and dressing cleverly’. The message will be on billboards and bus shelters across Edinburgh, about 10,000 postcards are also being distributed across the city and a further 16,500 postcards are to be given out at the airport.
Last year, 21.7 tonnes of bottles and tubes that were taken off of passengers before and during security. To dispose or recycle these items cost £15,000. Problems with liquids in bags also significantly slow down the security process, making it more frustrating for everyone.
The airport is therefore reminding passengers that any liquids being taken in hand luggage needs to be in containers of 100ml or less (not 100ml or less in a bigger container) and inside a small plastic see-through bag. Passengers may also be asked to take off their coats, belts and shoes, and laptops need to be taken out of the bag before going through the scanner.
Kevin Brown, managing director of Edinburgh Airport, said: ‘This campaign asks our passengers to help us help them by arriving at the airport prepared for security. Please check our website for all of the guidelines and information you need and help us make the airport experience the best it can be.'
'This will not only make for an easier and quicker passage through security, it will reduce the amount of waste we gather and dispose of. Last year we needed to dispose of 21.7 tonnes of discarded items – the weight of an average fighter jet.'
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