Originally Posted by Bigbit
The Chinese were cracking down on the liquids thing long before the UK arrests this year. For at least the last two years, I either have had my bottled water or soda confiscated, or if you are willing to open it, you have to endure a security "sniff" test of your open container. If you refuse to open the container, they confiscate it.
That's true, but on domestic flights, they confiscate alcohol, not water (anyone who has ever been in a restaurant where patrons were loudly playing "guess fingers" appreciates this decision). Why the new concern with ANY liquid on international flights?