Security at airports is tighter than Victoria Beckham’s smile.

Such is the way of things, passengers are no longer allowed to take water into the departure lounge. There is a cited threat from liquid explosives. So the airlines offer free water, right?

The Mirror takes a look and discovers that while Virgin Atlantic, American Airlines, British Airways and Alitalia make no charge for water, others are not so understanding.

You want water on Iberia? That’s £1 for a 330ml bottle. Same price on easyJet.

But if you are thirsty and want a 500ml bottle, it’s £1.50 on Monarch and Ryanair. On SAS it’s £2.

But the Mirror is stilting its research. Sure, the big airline has been made to look bad but passengers can help themselves.

The rules are that passengers boarding planes in EU countries are allowed to carry liquids in containers no more than 100ml in capacity brought to the airport contained in a single, transparent, re-sealable plastic bag - itself no more than a litre in capacity.

The definition of liquids includes:
* Gels, pastes, lotions, liquid/solid mixtures
* The contents of pressurised containers, eg toothpaste, hair gel, drinks, soups, syrups, perfume, deodorant, shaving foam, aerosols, etc

So you can carry 100ml bottles of water. Or pour tap water into 100ml flasks. Or do what most British people do before they board a budget flight, and top up of lager…

Airport guidelines [via BBC]

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