Liquids and Laptops Can Now Stay in Bags at Some Canadian Airports With New Technology

Liquids and Laptops Can Now Stay in Bags at Some Canadian Airports With New Technology
A file photo of an employee performing security checks of passengers and their carry-on luggage at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press
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Travellers at some Canadian airports may have an easier time getting through pre-boarding screening this holiday season, as new technology allows items like liquids and electronics to remain in carry-on baggage during security checks.

Crown corporation Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) says its rollout of 43 new computed tomography (CT) x-ray scanners means that passengers will no longer need to remove large electronics like laptops or approved liquids, aerosols, and gels from luggage at some airport security checkpoints.