US EditionTSA Lets Travelers Keep Shoes On in Security at Major US Airports
UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – The TSA ended its 20-year shoe removal rule due to advanced scanning technology and risk reassessments, improving convenience for millions of passengers nationwide, officials said.
- Starting in early July 2025, the TSA has begun permitting passengers at several major U.S. airports to go through security checkpoints without having to take off their footwear.
- This change follows a nearly two-decade-old rule introduced in 2006 after a 2001 attempted bombing involving explosives hidden in a shoe on an American Airlines flight.
- The phased implementation of the shoe removal exemption has begun at a select group of airports, including those serving Baltimore/Washington, Fort Lauderdale, Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, Portland, Philadelphia, the Piedmont Triad region, as well as Los Angeles International and New York’s LaGuardia Airport.
- Caleb Harmon-Marshall, a former TSA officer and author of the Gate Access newsletter, described this update as a major shift in TSA screening procedures that has the potential to significantly alter the airport experience.
- The TSA has yet to announce a nationwide rollout date and recommends that travelers stay updated through official channels, while the new policy aims to streamline security checks and lessen delays for passengers.
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Travelers react to updated TSA shoe policy
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- The Transportation Security Administration, or TSA, says a new policy will make security checks at airports easier and more efficient. Tuesday afternoon, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that travelers at U.S. airports will no longer have to remove their shoes during regular TSA checks. We caught up with people at the Sioux Falls airport Tuesday who say they welcome the change. Two …
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US scraps shoe removal at airport screening
Passengers at US airports will no longer have to remove their shoes to pass through security under a new policy unveiled Tuesday, 20 years after the requirement was introduced.
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