All passengers must pass through security control after check-in and before entering the departure lounge at Aberdeen Airport.
Please note: The UK Government’s Department for Transport has instructed that from midnight on Saturday 8 June, 100ml restrictions on liquids will temporarily be reintroduced for passengers travelling from airports where Next Generation Security Checkpoint (NGSC) scanners are in full operation. This will impact passengers travelling through Aberdeen International Airport.
Passengers are requested to ensure that all liquids carried in cabin baggage do not exceed 100ml to help get you through the security checkpoint.
BODY SCANNERS POLICY CHANGE
When security scanners were originally introduced in 2010, the Department for Transport (DfT) decided no alternative screening method would be offered to passengers selected to be screened by a security scanner: the so-called 'No scan, No fly' policy. This decision was made on operational and security grounds.
However, operational experience of security scanners has shown low refusal rates from passengers. This means that offering an alternative screening method, previously considered too great a burden on airports, now appears viable.
The alternative screening method will be at least a private search (an enhanced hand-search in private which may involve the loosening and/or removal of clothing). The DfT considers that this alternative offers a comparative security assurance to passengers as being screened by a security scanner.