Liverpool John Lennon Airport (JLA) has issued advice to passengers ahead of the busy Easter weekend.
The airport expects 64,000 passengers to pass through its terminal over the four day weekend, which would be a 40% increase from the Easter Bank Holiday last year. JLA continues to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and saw the start of its summer schedule last week.
Passengers have been warned the airport will be busier and have been told to allow plenty of time to pass through the terminal. Additionally, JLA has reminded passengers that hand luggage restrictions on liquids remain in place.
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The Speke-based airport hopes to scrap the 100ml limit on liquids in hand luggage by the end of 2023, before the government relaxes the rules in June 2024. UK airports will be required to install new CT scanners, which will allow passengers to carry up to two litres in their hand luggage.
Plans are in place to introduce the latest generation security equipment but it won’t start to be installed at the airport until later this year. For now, passengers must continue to comply with the 100ml rule.
Robin Tudor, head of PR for Liverpool John Lennon Airport said: “The Easter getaway brings the busiest holiday period of the year so far for the Airport, with passengers taking advantage of the great choice of destinations to jet off to and our faster, easier, friendlier passenger experience.
"We don’t expect lengthy queues for our passengers, however travellers should remember that security restrictions regarding items in hand luggage including liquids, are still in force at the majority of UK airports including Liverpool and because the airport will be busier than usual, passengers should allow plenty of time to pass through the terminal.”
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