The European Parliament has called on the European Commission "to review urgently" the legislation restricting the amount of liquid passengers can carry onboard aircraft.

"The need for high-quality security is unquestionable. However, security measures need to be 'realistically' designed to minimize the risk and may not be 'disproportionate'," MEPs said.

They also recognized the "substantial inconvenience and disruption" caused to passengers, especially transit passengers.

The EP also objected to the secretive nature of the regulation adopted by the EC last fall and asked that it publishes the exact text of the prohibitions and restrictions as well as the list of exceptions and reasons for the measure.