Almost a third (28%) of travellers have ‘smuggled’ contraband liquids past airport security either accidentally or in full knowledge that they are breaking the rules, a new study claims.
Almost 1,000 people responded to the poll by flight comparison site Skyscanner which revealed that 42% believe the current legislation is too restrictive.
Eighteen per cent complained that different airports appear to have different rules and that the current regulations need to be standardised across all airports around the world.
Only 2% believed the legislation did not go far enough but 4% admitted to have purposely smuggled liquids through security and got away with it.
Skyscanner travel editor Sam Baldwin said: “The ‘100ml rule’ for liquids is certainly one of the more annoying aspects of flying so it’s perhaps not surprising to hear that so many people have taken ‘illegal’ amounts of liquids through security, however the fact that a proportion of travellers have done this intentionally and got away with it is more of a concern.
“It’s important to remember that these restrictions are in place for a reason, however, most travellers would welcome the solution of more sophisticated security technology that might allow the restrictions to be relaxed or repealed altogether.”