The actual shoe-removal policy wasn’t enacted until 2006, and since then, millions of travelers avoided it by participating in the TSA Precheck program.

One week after announcing an end to the requirement that passengers remove their shoes when undergoing airport security screening, the Department of Homeland Security could also alter another post ...

After nearly 20 years, the TSA is ending its shoes-off policy. Travelers will still need a Real ID, and advanced screening remains in place. Here’s what to expect on your next flight.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Passengers are no longer required to remove their shoes when going through airport security as TSA is removing the policy. TSA ending the “Shoes Off” policy comes ...

The shoes removal requirement was put in place in response to the “shoe bomber” incident in December 2001 on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami.

Shoe-removal policies went into place after British national Richard Reid attempted to detonate bombs in his shoes on an American Airlines flight in 2001.

Kristi Noem announced on July 8 shoes are no longer required to be removed at airport security. No longer requiring shoe removal went into effect immediately. TSA began requiring travelers to ...

Metropolis The TSA Is Letting Travelers Keep Their Shoes on in Security. About Time. For 19 years, it was the most annoying part of air travel. Now it’s finally gone.

It added that “aviation security experts question whether shoe removal is necessary.” One of those experts was the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Yossi Sheffi, who was born in Israel.

John Pistole, then head of the TSA, cited survey data indicating that "shoe removal was second only to the high price of tickets in passenger complaints." He nevertheless defended the policy.

Travel The Hated TSA Shoe Removal Rule Was Finally Phased Out After nearly 20 years, the TSA is ending its shoes-off policy. Travelers will still need a Real ID, and advanced screening remains in ...