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Security of aviation is of the utmost priority, but so is ensuring the convenience of flying in the long term. If the economic pressure to liberalize the sale and transport of Duty-Free items has helped fund and fuel these initiatives, then we can all drink to that.
Never let it be said that aviation will not go to great lengths to ensure the safety and security of passengers and their duty-free purchases.
After having to restrict the transport of liquid and gel products (LAGS), due to attempts by terrorists to disguise explosives in gel and liquid form, the EU has been working towards a goal of restoring normalcy to travel, by ensuring the free transport of liquid items purchased from Duty-Free shops within the union, and with major EU trading partners including the U.S., Canada, and Australia. The present plan to accomplish this goal by the EU is defined by their regulation (EU) No. 246/2013.
The first phase of this three-step process began this year with the introduction of of limited restrictions on the transport of Duty-Free and other Liquids and Gels (such as baby formula and certain medicines) in 2014. Duty-free items may
