TSA ends shoe removal policy at airports nationwide
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There's some good news for travelers going through TSA screening areas at Jacksonville International Airport: your shoes can stay on. Here's why.
Denver International Airport on Thursday announced travelers can now breeze through security with their shoes still on — no TSA PreCheck required. State of play: The policy change comes two days after Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the Transportation Security Administration was lifting the shoe removal requirement nationwide.
Travelers at Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport can now keep their shoes on while passing through security checkpoints. The Department of Homeland Security announced this change earlier this week,
While shoes can now stay on at airport security, the following items still need to be removed from your body or luggage: Additionally, any carry-on liquids, gels and aerosols still must abide by the "3-1-1" rule: It is also important to empty miscellaneous items from your pockets, such as keys and wallets.
TSA dropping shoe-removal requirement at U.S. airports 00:58. The Transportation Security Administration's shoe rule expired on Monday, relieving fliers of the requirement to remove their footwear ...
Most passengers had been required to remove their footwear at checkpoints since 2006, a policy later eased only for members of trusted traveler programs.