

That's right, carry your latte right through the checkpoint and take it home to the States with you. Consider this sign spotted a few days ago at the Puerto Vallarta airport and posted on the industry blog Carrying On. Of course, the Mexicans are a step ahead of all of us when it comes to liberating carry-on liquids. "For passengers, the aim is also to simplify wherever possible the necessary security controls," he added. By that date, the current restrictions on the carriage of liquids in cabin baggage will end, according to a statement issued by Siim Kallas, the EU commission vice president in charge of transport.

The European Union last month set an Apdeadline for lifting its liquid rules. If the 3-1-1 rule has indeed been scrapped, it would mean the TSA has taken a lead in removing the liquid-and-gel restrictions.

"I have small bottle of hand sanitizer and contact solution in my soft-sided briefcase," says Robert Muncy, a network engineer in Cincinnati. Incredibly, no liquids of any kind are apparently scrutinized by the TSA, according to air travelers. I'm not trying to test the system - I just honestly forgot." "I didn't realize this until I was on board the plane. "Twice lately I have gone through security and in a rush forgot to take out my little baggie of liquids," says Dody Viola, a social worker in Ann Arbor, Mich. With only one or two exceptions, travelers report the lack of a liquid rule at airports across the country.
