Cluj Airport Makes History: First in Romania to Scrap Liquid Limits for Passengers

Cluj Airport, First to Lift Liquid Limits in Romania.

Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport has taken one more step toward improving air travel convenience, becoming Romania’s pioneering airport to remove restrictions on liquids in passengers’ hand luggage

Starting September, 2025, travelers passing through the Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport will no longer be limited to 100 ml containers for liquids, aerosols, and gels in their cabin bags. 

Instead, they will be allowed to carry individual containers with a maximum capacity of 2 liters, finally answering a passenger request dating back years.

Speaking about the historical measure, Cluj County Council president Alin Tișe called it one “expected by passengers” that will “once again prove that Cluj International Airport remains a model of good practices in terms of infrastructure development, passenger safety and security.”

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The development follows an extensive range of upgrades and security measures undertaken by the airport together with the Anti-Terrorist Brigade of the Romanian Intelligence Service (SRI) and the manufacturer of the airport’s security scanning equipment. 

Tișe called the airport “one of the most important strategic objectives” of Cluj County and further revealed their goal “to offer passengers the best quality facilities and services, so that their travel is not only a pleasant experience, but also easy and safe”.

David Ciceo, Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport’s general manager, added they were “happy to bring good news” for their passengers who will “no longer have to remove liquids at security”. 

Ciceo went on to explain that the change was possible due to the updated equipment software that is now aligned “to the new standards for detecting explosives in liquids” as well as the reconfiguration of the equipment system according to the European Commission’s requirements. 

“With the lifting of restrictions, passenger processing time will decrease," he added.

Viorel Federiga, president of the airport’s Board of Directors, went on to highlight the broader significance of the lifted restrictions, which reiterates their “firm commitment” to offer as many facilities as possible.

Federiga took the opportunity to remind the public of the airport’s decision to buy security equipment using European funds in 2024, as part of the “Expansion of the Departures Passenger Terminal on the North Side” project.

As Romania’s first regional airport, Avram Iancu Cluj International Airport handled more than 3.2 million passengers in 2024, with 2025 projections expected to reach 3.4 million. 

In the meantime, other Romanian airports are in the process of acquiring security screening equipment that would allow them to lift the restrictions. For the time being, however, even those airports that already possess the equipment are not able to use it, due to the required software update.

The National Company Bucharest Airports has already signed a contract for the delivery of security screening equipment, with installation and commissioning expected to be completed no later than the first quarter of 2026.

Currently, there are around 700 such scanners installed at airports in 21 EU member states, including Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Spain, and Sweden.