Some Russian Airports Ban Liquids

The Moscow Times is reporting that airlines passengers departing from Moscow's Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo Airports will be stripped of any liquids in their carry-on baggage.

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The new restrictions are apart of large security measures ahead of the Sochi Winter Olympics. The problem is that each airport has its own rules:

Security officers at Sheremetyevo Airport will remove all liquids, gels and aerosols from carry-on baggage- including cosmetics and medicines- the airport said in a press release published on Monday. 

Vnukovo Airport has begun implementing similar restrictions, which also apply to baby food, but will allow liquids to be taken on board for medicinal purposes provided passengers carry an official statement, Lenta.ru reported Wednesday.

At one airport your liquid medicine will be taken away and another allowed with a doctor's note.

To complicate matters further, "Domodedovo Airport, St. Petersburg's Pulkovo Airport and Sochi's airport said travelers would still be allowed to carry liquids on board in containers of 100 milliliters or less, which is the standard upheld at most international airports."

With the number of world travelers descending on Russia in the next month, its in the best of interest of the Russian Government to make the rules uniform.

It wasn't to long ago that TSA banned all liquids on flights. All I remember it sucked, no bottle water, no shampoo or toothpaste. Hope this restriction ends soon for all those traveling to Russia.

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