TSA will let travelers keep their shoes on at airport security
The traveler is waiting for a long security line at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
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The transportation safety administration will allow many travelers to leave their shoes at the US airport checkpoints and end a 20 -year -old rule.
Ronald Reagan said that at a press conference at Washington National Airport, the change would be immediately and around the country.
“We want to improve this travel experience while maintaining safety standards.” He said.
According to people familiar with the issue, TSA gave information to industry members about the change in the early hours of Tuesday.
The agency showed an average of 2.5 million people a day last year.
Most passengers had to remove their shoes at US airport security checkpoints Since 2006. At that time, TSA said that the shoe should be removed because of “intelligence pointing to a constant threat”.
This arrived after Richard Reid, known as the “shoe bomber,, in December 2001, he tried to ignite the explosive material in his shoe in Paris and failed.
Travelers registered in TSA’s Precheck program can leave their shoes open as the airport passes through the checkpoints and keep their laptops and similar electronics in their bags.
Noem said on Tuesday that airport scanning technology has improved in recent years.
“We looked hard on how TSA did her job, how she did scanning processes and what we are doing to make people safe, but we also provided some hospitality.” He said.
On February 20, 2014, an air traveler placed his shoes in a garbage box before the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at Los Angeles (LAX) in Los Angeles, Los Angeles (LAX) in California.
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He also drew attention to the upcoming events like the World Cup next year and said that the agency is waiting for a traveler raid.
Airlines for America representing the largest US carriers American– Delta– Unified And the others applauded the decision.
“This policy change will come a long way to facilitate smooth, trouble -free and safe travel for passengers, and welcome to millions of people flying every day.” He said. “Making security decisions based on risk assessments and based on advantage of advanced technologies is a discreet approach to the policy change.”
