Originally Posted by
cestmoi123
I agree with you.
There are two questions here:
1. Under the rules as they stand, should she have been allowed to board? The answer is clearly no, at least in regard to the 200oz of liquid milk. For the frozen milk, I can't find a reference to the UK rules, but the US rule is that if there's any part of the material that's not fully frozen, then it's a liquid, which would make essentially all of the frozen milk not valid for transport as well.
2. Does the rule banning liquids make sense?
Again, the answer is clearly no.
It's a stupid rule, and she was violating it.
Does she have a right to complain? Certainly. Does she have any more right to complain than any other passenger who has fallen afoul of the liquid ban? No.
I don't know UK screening rules but common sense would suggest that if medical/child nutrition items can be tested and cleared then the item should be allowed. It would not be an unreasonable burden on the screeners.