Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) liquid rules 2026: 100ml or 2 litres in hand luggage, depending on the checkpoint
Can I take liquids over 100 ml through security at Milan Malpensa (MXP)? It depends on the checkpoint. Terminal 1: up to 2 litres; Terminal 2: 100 ml in a plastic bag. Depends on checkpoint
It depends on the checkpoint. At Milan Malpensa (MXP): Terminal 1: up to 2 litres; Terminal 2: 100 ml in a plastic bag. The official page is quoted below.
Official source: Milano Malpensa – Check-in and security · checked on 10 October 2026 (the site blocks simple automated requests or needs JavaScript, so we read it in a browser)
Rules can differ by terminal, checkpoint or lane and can change at short notice. We quote the airport's official page on the date shown. Check with the airport (and your airline) before you pack, and check the airport you fly home from: it may still have the 100 ml limit.
100ml rule at Milan Malpensa: what the official page says
At Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa Terminal 1, it is once again permitted to carry liquids, aerosols, and gels in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 2 litres, without the need to separate them from hand luggage.
At Milan Malpensa Terminal 2, the transport of liquids, aerosols, and gels is allowed in individual containers not exceeding 100 millilitres, placed inside transparent plastic bags and separated from hand luggage.
Official source: Milano Malpensa – Check-in and security · checked on 10 October 2026 (the site blocks simple automated requests or needs JavaScript, so we read it in a browser)
Questions about liquids at Milan Malpensa: 100ml rule, bags, scanners, baby food, duty-free
Quotations are word for word from the official pages named; the plain-text answers are ours and come only from the rule and summary shown at the top of this page. Where the passages we quote do not say, we say so.
Can I take liquids over 100ml through security at Milan Malpensa (MXP)?
It depends on the checkpoint. Terminal 1: up to 2 litres; Terminal 2: 100 ml in a plastic bag.
At Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa Terminal 1, it is once again permitted to carry liquids, aerosols, and gels in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 2 litres, without the need to separate them from hand luggage.
At Milan Malpensa Terminal 2, the transport of liquids, aerosols, and gels is allowed in individual containers not exceeding 100 millilitres, placed inside transparent plastic bags and separated from hand luggage.
Are the liquids rules different by terminal or checkpoint at Milan Malpensa (MXP)?
At Milan Linate and Milan Malpensa Terminal 1, it is once again permitted to carry liquids, aerosols, and gels in individual containers with a maximum capacity of 2 litres, without the need to separate them from hand luggage.
At Milan Malpensa Terminal 2, the transport of liquids, aerosols, and gels is allowed in individual containers not exceeding 100 millilitres, placed inside transparent plastic bags and separated from hand luggage.
Do liquids have to go in a plastic bag at Milan Malpensa (MXP), and how big can it be?
At Milan Malpensa Terminal 2, the transport of liquids, aerosols, and gels is allowed in individual containers not exceeding 100 millilitres, placed inside transparent plastic bags and separated from hand luggage.
Does Milan Malpensa (MXP) have the new CT scanners, and can liquids stay in my bag?
The passages we quote from the official page do not say whether Milan Malpensa uses CT scanners or whether liquids can stay in your bag: follow the signs and the staff at the checkpoint.
Can I take baby food and medicines over 100ml through security at Milan Malpensa (MXP)?
The passages we quote from the official page do not list exemptions for baby food or medicines. Your Europe sets out the standard EU rule and exemptions; check with the airport and your airline before you pack.
What are the liquid rules at Milan Malpensa (MXP) in 2026, and are they changing?
As of 10 October 2026, the official page says: It depends on the checkpoint. Terminal 1: up to 2 litres; Terminal 2: 100 ml in a plastic bag. Rules can change at short notice and the airport's page is our only source, so check it again before you fly.
Liquids carried in the aircraft cabin such as aerosols, drinks, toothpaste, cosmetic creams or gels must be carried in a transparent plastic bag - maximum capacity 1 litre - and no container may hold more than 100 ml.
Quoted from Luggage restrictions – Your Europe (checked on 10 October 2026).
Official source: Milano Malpensa – Check-in and security · checked on 10 October 2026 (the site blocks simple automated requests or needs JavaScript, so we read it in a browser)
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Flying back?
The UK government's advice is to check the rules “at the airport you’re flying from” and “at any other airports you’ll be travelling through, including your return journey” (GOV.UK, hand luggage restrictions). See the liquids rules at 63 airports, the US (TSA) rule and the Canada (CATSA) rule.
Cabin bag size for your airline
How big can your hand luggage be? See the cabin bag size by airline (28 airlines, from their official pages) or check if your bag fits.
Medicines, baby food and duty-free
Exemptions are set out on the official page linked above. For UK airports, GOV.UK lists them on its hand luggage restrictions page; for EU airports, see Your Europe.
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