Auckland Airport now allowing liquids, laptops to stay in bags during security on international departures

Travelling internationally from Auckland Airport has just become a whole lot quicker and more convenient thanks to new technology accelerating the sometimes lengthy queues at security. From Wednesday, passengers travelling internationally from Auckland Airport will be able to keep laptops and liquids in their carry-on bags for security screening. It means Auckland is following the lead of Christchurch and Wellington Airports, which have been able to leave those items in their carry-on baggage since December. It's allowed through Computed Tomography (CT) scanning machines that create higher quality 3D images in real-time that allow aviation security officers to better assess the contents of bags.<br/>