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U.S. Travelers Can Keep Shoes on at Airport Security, TSA Says

UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – The TSA ended the nearly 20-year shoe removal policy due to advanced scanners and no shoe-related threats since 2001, aiming to reduce travel hassles nationwide.

  • Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that travelers at U.S. airports are no longer required to take off their footwear when passing through security checkpoints, effective immediately.
  • The shoe removal requirement originated in 2006 after Richard Reid's failed shoe bombing attempt, and this change reverses nearly two decades of TSA policy.
  • Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is among a group of six airports where travelers will no longer be required to take off their shoes at TSA security checkpoints, with plans to implement this change more broadly across the country in the future.
  • Noem noted that a pilot program demonstrated the TSA possesses the necessary technology to maintain airport security without requiring travelers to remove their shoes, describing this as a major change in policy.
  • The TSA aims to improve passenger experience and reduce wait times, though travelers may still be asked to remove shoes if extra screening is necessary.
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Homeland Security Minister Kristi Noem assumes that the change will drastically shorten passengers' waiting times at the checkpoints.

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