Travel Thailand Tightens Airport Rules on Liquids and Gels to Boost Safety

[Mike_Hunt]

12 hours ago, JoePai said:

I can remember a time when one looked forward to flying...

 

I look foward to international flights. 

[redwood1]

Bla Bla Bla.......Just take what ever you want as usual.....I guarantee after Somchi as scanned a few hundred bags he wont give a rats azz.....They dont get paid enough to give a rats azz...

[Sierra Tango]

For as long as I can remember, after 9/11, LGA containers have always been limited to under 100ml. Whats the issue? Just stick to the regs and cruise on through.  

[treetops]

53 minutes ago, Sierra Tango said:

For as long as I can remember, after 9/11, LGA containers have always been limited to under 100ml. Whats the issue? Just stick to the regs and cruise on through.  

 

The restriction was introduced following discovery of a terror plot in 2006.  9/11 was 2001.

[geisha]

11 hours ago, blackcab said:

 

At London Heathrow Terminal 2 you now leave everything in your carry on bag. Liquids, electronics, everything. They scan the bag/case just as it is.

 

They have the latest generation of Smiths detection machines.

Even Bristol airport 2 weeks ago. Much faster.

[emptypockets]

9 hours ago, Harrisfan said:

100ml has been standard for 20 years 

And on any flight into Oz from Bangkok there is an additional security check at the entrance to the gate. I have seen people lose bottles of booze that they have purchased at duty free on numerous occasions.

It has nothing to do with the normal security scans that everyone must go through before passport control.

Every bag/ backpack etc is inspected by hand.

 

Duty free booze can be purchased, but must be in a sealed bag and delivered to the gate after the bag search. Unfortunately not every knows this and can lose a couple of hundred bucks of fine booze.

[kiwikeith]

15 hours ago, terryofcrete said:

 BKK was recently upgraded by the US  and will “pave the way for direct flights from the US”….would that have any bearing on it ?

Probably 

[SAFETY FIRST]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

Thailand has revamped its airport security, applying stricter rules for carrying liquids, gels, and aerosols

On the way to Roi Et, Don Mueang confiscated my toothpaste recently. 

 

[daveAustin]

15 hours ago, koolkarl said:

I am so sick of airport security and will only fly if absolutely necessary.  Why don't they ban the 1 group that is responsible for all

airport security, from flying instead of a nightmare for everyone else?  The cost involved in this is staggering. 

Same. Find flying nowadays a real chore and angsty, and will only do so if necessary. All this was a requirement years ago, but they want to push it through even tighter. Why doesn’t the world go back to just being, normal? Such a drag. 

[Presnock]

16 hours ago, mikeymike100 said:

Indeed, the TSA in the US have never actually caught a terrorist!

Yeah and they obvioulsly let the Russian woman enter the plane without even having a ticket!  Thought it was really funny when she refused to fly back to the US to face charges.

[BritManToo]

16 hours ago, hotchilli said:

I can remember a time when planes were being blown out of the sky...

How many were blown out of the sky by passengers with explosive soft drinks in their hand luggage or bombs in their shoes? Completely pointless make work, which directly benefits extortionate airport shops.

 

Now I've learned to carry an empty flask and a few packs or 3 in 1 coffee, find the hot water dispenser in the waiting room, make myself a flask of coffee, and then carry it on the plane with me and drink it during the flight.

[NoshowJones]

18 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

Who does this benefit? the US did this under the pretense of terrorism but what reason does Thailand have? It seems to be coming out of nowhere.

Thai's love authority, it's in their gene's along with wearing uniforms, and not to forget NOISE.

[NoshowJones]

12 hours ago, JJ-Thailand said:

 

I can remember a time when nobody checked anything, and we could smoke on the flight.

Are you saying that smoking should be allowed on planes???????? Or any other transport?????

[JJ-Thailand]

19 minutes ago, NoshowJones said:

Are you saying that smoking should be allowed on planes???????? Or any other transport?????

Of course not! I only dig into my vast memory.
I also remember in the 70s and 80s when Pattaya, Phuket, Acapulco, Rio de Janeiro, Caribbean and many other places in the world were great places to be but have since then turned into <deleted> holes.

 

[Trip Hop]

19 hours ago, PETERTHEEATER said:

One hundred mils of product in a one hundred mils capacity container would leave no space for a propellent gas and so an intended aerosol becomes inert just like liquid in a screwtop bottle. As an asthmatic I will face having inhalers confiscated. But then perhaps restocking the perks for security staff is the intention.🤔

Where have you been for the last 20 years or so, maximum 100ml for each individual container has been the standard since these rules were brought in worldwide? A standard Ventolin inhaler is 100ml so you could carry 10 if you so desired?

[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, BritManToo said:

How many were blown out of the sky by passengers with explosive soft drinks in their hand luggage or bombs in their shoes? Completely pointless make work, which directly benefits extortionate airport shops.

It was the regulations that deterred/prevented the increase in using aircraft as a target, which at the time was becoming a plan.

It worked, as you say how many succumbed to this bombing, very few.

But if nutters were allowed to walk through any airport virtually unchecked, who knows what the loonies would have done

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[Cabradelmar]

On 4/26/2025 at 4:10 PM, ronnie50 said:

Maybe THAI will fly to LA again

exactly

[Cabradelmar]

On 4/26/2025 at 1:58 PM, Patong2021 said:

There would have to be a return to flying to the USA, and it just isn't happening. The route is not viable.

All that Thailand is doing is  enforcing the applicable rules. nothing has changed except now  they want to see all liquids in one bag.

As others who have been flying have pointed out, as new  3D scanners  are introduced in the UK and the EU, the limits are being increased significantly. Thailand is still using the old US style  scanners. 

 

THAI used to fly a non stop to LA. I could see that returning now that the FAA has upgraded Thailand's airport

[PETERTHEEATER]

7 hours ago, Trip Hop said:

Where have you been for the last 20 years or so, maximum 100ml for each individual container has been the standard since these rules were brought in worldwide? A standard Ventolin inhaler is 100ml so you could carry 10 if you so desired?

I know and do carry Ventolin. Perhaps my comment was not clear. If a volume of, say, 125 mils is filled with a product of 125 mils it leaves no room for the propellent gas. However looking belatedly at the technicalities of 'aerosols cans' it would seen the propellent is within the product and released only when the pressure in the container is reduced as the release valve is operated. A good anology would be a bottle or can of Coca Cola when the cap ortab is opened.

[rough diamond]

24 minutes ago, Cabradelmar said:

 

THAI used to fly a non stop to LA. I could see that returning now that the FAA has upgraded Thailand's airport

I think it is the airline that has been upgraded/recertified, not an airport.

[ChaiyaTH]

On 4/26/2025 at 9:17 AM, JoePai said:

I can remember a time when one looked forward to flying...

Vietnam and Laos are still super chill anyway, get beers and cigs as much you want too. 

[NanLaew]

On 4/26/2025 at 9:22 AM, Ralf001 said:

incoming or outgoing ?

 

Friend just returned from Abroad an brought 15lts of booze with him in total (5 bottles for me).

 

This is about liquids in hand-carry going through security, not about a successful blag of Thai Customs (if it ever happened).

 

Hope this helps.

[NanLaew]

14 hours ago, BritManToo said:

How many were blown out of the sky by passengers with explosive soft drinks in their hand luggage or bombs in their shoes? Completely pointless make work, which directly benefits extortionate airport shops.

 

Now I've learned to carry an empty flask and a few packs or 3 in 1 coffee, find the hot water dispenser in the waiting room, make myself a flask of coffee, and then carry it on the plane with me and drink it during the flight.

 

What's with this DIY? I am a relentless presser of the call button when I want a drink or three while airborne. Air fares are ridiculous, so I ensure I extract my money's worth by keeping the trolley dollies busy.

[NanLaew]

On 4/26/2025 at 2:58 PM, Ralf001 said:

Purchased airside,

Friend had wife and 3 children with him.,,,,, load sharing.

 

Airside is secure in that anything entering it, be it booze for the DF shop, water and sodas for the food courts, or contact lens solution at Boots, has been screened and is stored securely. Anything coming from landside is not secure, hence the screening.

 

Hope this helps.

[ChaiyaTH]

22 hours ago, redwood1 said:

Bla Bla Bla.......Just take what ever you want as usual.....I guarantee after Somchi as scanned a few hundred bags he wont give a rats azz.....They dont get paid enough to give a rats azz...

You clearly never fly lol.

[Chris Daley]

And yet still all those mysterious guns keep coming in.

[soi3eddie]

On 4/26/2025 at 3:17 AM, JoePai said:

I can remember a time when one looked forward to flying...

 

Still do look forward to flying. Priority check-in, priority baggage, priority security (no issues), airline lounge access (choice of 4 Star Alliance lounges at BKK and LHR T2), priority boarding. Business class seat and food and drink. What's not to like? 555 Never had an issue.

 

[soi3eddie]

On 4/26/2025 at 7:14 AM, blackcab said:

 

At London Heathrow Terminal 2 you now leave everything in your carry on bag. Liquids, electronics, everything. They scan the bag/case just as it is.

 

They have the latest generation of Smiths detection machines.

same in Vancouver, Canada.

 

 

[josephbloggs]

On 4/26/2025 at 2:31 PM, koolkarl said:

Why don't they ban the 1 group that is responsible for all

airport security, from flying instead of a nightmare for everyone else?  The cost involved in this is staggering. 

Yeah, I agree!! The should just ban terrorists! Why the Hell have they not thought of this? Maybe at check in someone could ask if they're a terrorist or not. If they say no they can go through without security. If they say yes they should be scanned or maybe even arrested.

You are very smart.

Of course you actually want to ban Muslims because that is an equally good idea isn't it (and you are too scared to just say it).

 

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I am so sick of airport security and will only fly if absolutely necessary. 

It generally only takes around five minutes, it really isn't a hassle. But if it keeps you from flying it's a good thing as I would hate to be sat next to you on a plane.

[JoseThailand]

Will it also affect domestic flights?