TSA phases out policy requiring passengers remove shoes during security screenings
- Lori Lee WGOLV
- Jul 8
- 2 min read
Nearly 20 years after airline passengers were first required to remove their shoes for security, the policy is being phased out, according to a recent news report.
Two sources told ABC News, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is planning to allow passengers to keep their shoes on when they go through the general security line at many major airports across the country.
According ot the news report, an unexpected memo went out to TSA officers across the country last week stating the new policy will allow all passengers to keep their shoes on in all screening lanes at many airports across the country, starting Sunday.
The goal is to roll the new policy out to all U.S. airports shortly, according to the memo.
Passengers who trigger the alarm at the scanners or magnetometers, however, will be required to take their shoes off for additional screening, according to the memo.
This marks a significant change since the TSA started mandating passengers to remove their shoes in 2006.
The rule was implemented five years after Richard Reid attempted to destroy an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami using explosives hidden in his shoes. The explosives did not detonate, and Reid was subdued by other passengers and the flight crew.
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