After 20 years of ban: some US airports will allow carrying large water bottles

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is considering allowing passengers enrolled in the expedited screening program to carry large water bottles through checkpoints at certain airports. The measure is not expected to take effect before the holiday season. Strict restrictions on liquids in carry-on luggage have been in place for about 20 years since the foiling of a terrorist plot.

The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is considering easing the long-standing ban on carrying large water bottles in carry-on luggage. According to the agency's statement, this measure will only be available to passengers participating in the expedited screening program and only at certain airports. The change is not expected to take effect before the holiday season. Strict restrictions on the amount of liquids allowed in carry-on luggage have been in place in the US for about twenty years, since a terrorist plot to blow up planes over the Atlantic Ocean using liquid explosives hidden in drink bottles was foiled. The article is informative in nature and reports on a measure under consideration, without specifying specific dates or a list of airports.