Why do we have to surrender all the water before entering the airport even if we prove that is in fact a drinking water by taking a sip?

Question

But once inside the airport terminal, we can always buy some water and no one will check anymore if you bring the water inside the plane.

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Answer 1

There are actually a few airports now trialling new technology to allow you to take liquids. I found this out at Heathrow last year when I downed about 3/4 litre of drink, I had about 100ml left in a reusable litre bottle and I asked for somewhere I could dispose the liquid and they said no need I was being scanned on a new machine that needed nothing removed (including the liquids from travel – like travel minis, shampoo, perfume etc.). Looking forward to that being the new standard tbh. I’m sure they’ll find something else to examine instead.