Britain's airports given extension to install cutting-edge scanners

File picture of Heathrow Airport in London. Britain says it will grant extensions to several airports in the country unable to meet the deadline to install new scanning technology. — AP

Drink it or bin it: That phrase should have become history this summer at all airports in Britain.

But it’s set to persist for at least another year after the British government said it will grant extensions to several large airports in Britain unable to meet the June 1 deadline to fully install new scanning technology. The airports include London’s two biggest, Heathrow and Gatwick.