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Old Sep 16, 2006, 8:46 am
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Originally Posted by TProphet
The UK is allowing toothpaste again.
Actually, the UK restrictions are generally only on what you can take through the security checkpoint. Anything you can buy beyond security can be carried on board. So this goes beyond toothpaste: it includes all toiletries you can buy in the airside shops.

The only exception to this is that you still can't take liquids and gels etc. onto US-bound flights even if bought in the airside shops.

The size restriction still makes packing for a weekend difficult. Hopefully that'll be one of the things that'll be resolved next week.
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