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TSA Dropping Shoe Removal Requirement at Airport Security
www.travelmarketreport.com
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reportedly ditching the dreaded shoe-removal rule at airport security, according to a new report in The New York Times and the travel newsletter Gate Access. (TMR has reached out to the TSA for confirmation.)
The report suggests that the requirement is already being rolled back, with some airports now allowing all travelers to keep their shoes on through security. (PreCheck passengers had enjoyed the perk at most U.S. airports already.) The report also says that an official confirmation is coming at some point soon, and that the TSA has communicated the change to its officers.
When and if the change does happen, it will mark the end of a nearly two-decade-long requirement for travelers, who have been subject to the shoe rule since 2006. The rule was put in place after Richard Reid, a British terrorist, attempted to detonate his shoes during an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami in December 2001.
Report: TSA Dropping Shoe Removal Requirement at Airport Security
A official confirmation is expected at some point soon.
www.travelmarketreport.com
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is reportedly ditching the dreaded shoe-removal rule at airport security, according to a new report in The New York Times and the travel newsletter Gate Access. (TMR has reached out to the TSA for confirmation.)
The report suggests that the requirement is already being rolled back, with some airports now allowing all travelers to keep their shoes on through security. (PreCheck passengers had enjoyed the perk at most U.S. airports already.) The report also says that an official confirmation is coming at some point soon, and that the TSA has communicated the change to its officers.
When and if the change does happen, it will mark the end of a nearly two-decade-long requirement for travelers, who have been subject to the shoe rule since 2006. The rule was put in place after Richard Reid, a British terrorist, attempted to detonate his shoes during an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami in December 2001.
