Date published: 2008/09/09
The BBC says:
Virgin Atlantic says "now is the time" for a review to be carried out of the current restrictions on hand luggage.
Director of communications Paul Charles said people were confused by different restrictions in different airports - including the rules on carrying liquid.
The call comes after eight men were tried over an alleged plot to blow up planes. None was found guilty but three were convicted of conspiracy to murder.
The government said it was "right to continue" with luggage restrictions.
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BBC transport correspondent Tom Symonds said that senior BA sources would like the restrictions lifted, but only if it was safe to do so.And they want the rules to be the same across Europe to avoid passenger confusion.
Needless to say, BA is correct that the rules should be the same across Europe. But there is little chance the current government will change the rules back to what they used to be because that would be admitting they had made a gigantic mistake in the first place.
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