Goodbye stress at Rome Fiumicino screening, no more removing anything from hand luggage
We had already anticipated this last July when the novelty arrived only in the fast track and [...]
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We had already anticipated last July when the novelty had arrived only in the fast track and family lanes, now the entire security checkpoint barrier at Rome Fiumicino has been upgraded with new scanners, so all passengers will finally be able to leave everything in their carry-on luggage and go through security in a huff.
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What changes for all passengers
Passengers departing from Terminal 1 may carry liquids in their hand luggage even larger than 100 ml, as well as computers, tablets and cell phones without the need to take them out and separate them from the case. Indeed, in the Terminal that houses approximately 70% of departures from Fiumicino, the installation of the revolutionary C3 standard Explosive Detection System hand baggage screening equipment from Smiths Detection - a global leader in security and threat detection technologies - has been completed - after a period of testing. This is the highest security standard for carry-on baggage screening, which will increase the level of security and further enhance the passenger experience. The news does not affect those who go through security at Terminal 3, the one for non-Schengen flights.
The same technology is also operational from 2021 at Linate and to date these two are the only Italian airports, and among the few in Europe and the world, to have eliminated this obligation for passengers, avoiding not only waste and arguments, but also speeding up the whole procedure. However, not all airports have the same rules, for example, in Amsterdam, where similar technology is operational it is still required for passengers not to carry liquids over 100ml, and this unfortunately causes a lot of confusion among travelers because of the different rules.
The new machines, which use X-ray scanners to obtain a computerized tomography of baggage, are capable of producing high-resolution 3D volumetric images with automatic detection of potentially dangerous substances that make the security screening staff's ability to analyze even more effective and faster. Installation of the new technology is now underway at Terminal 3 security checkpoints and will be completed here within the year, with the exception of flights bound for the U.S. and Israel, which are subject to specific screening procedures.
Ivan Bassato, Chief Aviation Officer of Aeroporti di Roma, said, "The installation of new technologies with a view to smart security aims to make the passenger experience at the security gate even more effective and streamlined, and confirms how our approach to service quality cannot disregard innovation, an enabling factor of ADR's industrial strategy. The investment in the new C3 machines for carry-on baggage screening, along with the revolutionary QPass appointment booking system at security checkpoints operating at Fiumicino and GRASP sensor technology for dynamically directing passengers to the lane of fastest service, represents a further step toward this goal and is part of the larger panel of innovation projects Aeroporti di Roma is deploying to outline the airport of the future."
