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ACI Europe concerned that liquid confiscations “show no signs of falling”ACI Europe concerned that liquid confiscations “show no signs of falling”
Kevin Rozario
27-Feb-2008
Industry urged to take action at the ACI Airport Trading Conference in Verona
Calls for urgent action on tackling the issue of liquids security were repeated at Airports Council International’s recent annual ACI Europe Airport Trading Conference in Verona as delegates were told that liquids being confiscated were still too high.
ACI Europe director general Olivier Jankovec said: “Despite the campaign to inform passengers since October 2006, the amounts of liquids surrendered at European airports remains significant, and shows no sign of falling. For example, Munich airport is still processing a ton of liquids per day and this is not an isolated case.”
Jankovec added that he appreciated the European Commission’s work in providing a legal solution to the problem. “But what we need now is a renewed commitment to implementation from the EU and especially from the third countries concerned,” he said. “This is the only way to ease the increasing passenger frustration and the extraordinary waste generated by the current security regime.”
European Travel Retail Council (ETRC) president Frank O’Connell said: “It is absolutely imperative that as many eligible countries as possible apply to the Commission for recognition. At the same time, we believe it is the EC’s responsibility to actively promote the new regulation to eligible third countries, thereby ensuring minimum disruption to European travellers and tourists.”
The ‘transfer passenger’ issue, which began as a result of heightened liquids security restrictions at European airports, means that passengers arriving in the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland with liquids purchased at non-EU airports or on board non-EU airlines are still not allowed to take them through security screening points onto connecting flights. Furthermore, passengers departing from EU airports are finding that duty-free liquids must be surrendered if transferring to several non-European countries, in particular Canada, the US and Australia.
EC regulation 915/2007provides the legal framework for passengers from approved non-EU airports to travel freely with their duty-free liquids when transferring within the EU. Singapore was the first country to have its airport security arrangements approved by the EU through this framework, and since January 3 passengers arriving and transferring flights at EU airports from Singapore no longer have to forfeit their duty-free liquids, aerosols and gels.
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