TSA Ends the Shoe Removal Rule — Effective Immediately 🛅 👟

The TSA Shoe Rule

This rule has been around since 2001, after a failed shoe bomb attempt, and it quickly became one of the most visible parts of post-9/11 airport security. For over 20 years, travelers in the U.S. have had to take off their shoes before going through screening. Annoying? Definitely. Especially if you were wearing boots, had your hands full, or just weren’t in the mood to walk barefoot through a checkpoint.

But now, that’s changing.

According to various reports, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has quietly changed their policy, now allowing passengers to keep their shoes on when going through security. The policy shift is part of a broader move to speed up the screening process while still keeping things safe.

Here's What to Know

Starting today, these are the changes:

• No more automatic shoe removal at TSA checkpoints

• This applies nationwide and is in effect now

• If you’re in TSA PreCheck, you were already skipping this — but now it’s broader

t’s a small update, but a welcome one — and a step toward making airport travel just a little less frustrating.

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