[superhuzza]

"In Berlin at BER I had someone from security straight up tell me that water being sold at a premium after security, with a profit for the airport shops that pay hefty rents, is the only reason for keeping up the 100ml liquids rule."

This logic kind of falls apart when you think about it for a minute and:

1. Most airports have water fountains

2. Food and snacks are allowed through security. If it's all a conspiracy to make a few $$$, why aren't snacks banned under similar pretences

3. Many airports are now scrapping the rules with new machines

4. It would imply some sort of agreement between the stores and the security operations at thousands of airport worldwide - all individual agreements or a mass agreement, quite the scheme!

[camillomiller]

Yeah, I mean, the thing is borderline conspiracy theory. Yet, like with many conspiracy theories, I believe there's a fundament of truth in the backward process. Meaning that the liquids policy doesn't derive from an actual conspiracy, but that interest groups within the airport would now still be kinda lobbing to have this element as a point of discussion as a weight on a future investment decision (in new machines).

[mr_mitm]

> 1. Most airports have water fountains

Not in Germany

[jezzarax]

Munich airport T2 has water fountains for at least the last 2 years