Wait in a long security line at John Wayne Airport on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at traveler Santa Ana.
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Transportation Security Administration According to people familiar with the case, many passengers plan to leave their shoes at the US airport posts, which ends the rule of about 20 years old.
The TSA informed the members of the industry about the change on Tuesday, said that people said.
Most passengers need to remove their shoes at the security posts of the US airport. since 2006At that time the TSA said that it kept the need for shoe removal or explosive screening due to “intelligence information pointing to a constant danger”.
It came after Richard Reid, who came to be known as the “shoe bomber”, tried to ignite the explosive material in his shoes in Paris for Miami’s flight in December 2001 and failed.
Passengers enrolled at the TSA’s prehechak program can already leave their shoes and keep their laptops and similar electronics in their bags when they go through the airport posts.
An air passenger holds his shoes in a bin on 20 February 2014 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) at Los Angeles International Airport (Lax) before passing through the Security check.
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The agency refused to comment on the change and stated that the IT and Homeland Security Department “always finding new and innovative ways to increase passenger experiences and our strong security currency. Any possible updates for our safety process will be released through official channels.”
The news was Informed Earlier, by Kaleb Harmon-Marshal, a former TSA officer who writes a gate access newsletter.
