Dublin Airport: New security scanners will mean passengers won’t have to remove liquids and laptops

The installation of new security scanners will lighten the burden of checking on travellers passing through Dublin Airport but not the floors of old Terminal 1 building. Workers installing state-of-the-art new security scanners at Dublin Airport have had to reinforce some of the old Terminal 1 floors in order to take their weight. Management at the airport has said five new scanners will be in place by the end of May across its two terminals before works pause in order to keep passenger queues moving during peak holiday season. The C3 technology will replace traditional baggage x-ray machines with 3D scans that will provide security staff instant imaging of contents, theoretically speeding up queue times. It will also mean passengers will no longer have to remove liquids or other items such as laptops, although management have stressed that normal rules still apply ahead of the summer peak. “It can tell you exactly what’s in the bag, not that we can’t do that at the moment but it’s a different way of doing it,” a spokesman explained.<br/>