Summary
Some US airports have started to let passengers keep their shoes on during security screenings. This change, made by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), is happening in several airports and is part of efforts to improve the travel experience.
Key Facts
- Some US airports have stopped requiring passengers to remove shoes at security checks.
- This policy started after a security threat in 2006 when a man tried to hide a bomb in his shoe.
- The airports involved include Baltimore, Fort Lauderdale, and Portland international airports.
- The TSA has not formally announced this change but mentioned improving security and passenger experience.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will discuss the change in a news conference.
- Other airports like Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky and Philadelphia are also following this new policy.
- TSA PreCheck passengers and children already did not have to remove their shoes.
- Richard Reid, known as the "shoe bomber," attempted to use a shoe bomb on a flight in 2001, leading to this long-standing policy.
