In Pulkovo, tourists on special control were allowed not to remove shoes and belts

In St. Petersburg airport Pulkovo canceled inspection of seat belts and shoes of passengers, the press service of the airport. In accordance with the order of the Ministry of Transport of April 16, 2012, the procedure for passing the inspection is now simplified.

From now on, the tourist is obliged to provide shoes for inspection through an X-ray television intrascope only if the thickness of the sole of his shoes is more than 1 cm, the height of the heel is higher than 2.5 cm, the width of the belt exceeds 4 cm, the thickness is 0.5 cm. However, hand luggage, like outerwear, will still be inspected.

In addition, in the autumn of 2012 it is planned to allow tourists to take on the plane and drinking water. To date, more than 100 g of liquid is prohibited to carry on the boron, because many explosive and flammable liquids are difficult to distinguish by eye from water. In the future, new equipment will be installed at airports that can detect dangerous substances in time.

Source: Tourprom.ru