US EditionTSA Lets Travelers Keep Shoes On in Security at Major US Airports
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – The TSA is phasing out the shoe removal rule at select airports due to improved screening technology, aiming to reduce wait times and enhance traveler convenience, officials said.
- Starting July 8, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the end of the shoe removal requirement at U.S. airports, ending nearly two decades of the policy.
- The shoe-off rule originated after Richard Reid’s December 2001 attempt, leading the TSA in 2006 to require shoe removal to screen for explosives, Noem said.
- Rollout is active at Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Portland International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport, and Piedmont Triad International Airport, with travelers without a REAL ID avoiding shoe removal unless flagged and passengers who trigger alarms still needing footwear screening.
- Support also came from travelers like Farrell, who said 'So much quicker to go through, love it', and Josh Sergent added 'I don't care taking shoes off or not, as long as we're safe'.
- Noem said the TSA will pilot checkpoint processes over six to nine months, testing separate military and family lanes, while laptop and liquid rules undergo review and the rollout begins soon.
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