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Laptops out, shoes on? TSA may abandon rule requiring passengers to remove footwear at U.S. airports | Canada Voices

8 July 20254 Mins Read

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Travellers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at U.S. airports, according to media reports. The TSA has not yet officially confirmed this change.Kent D. Johnson/The Associated Press

For the first time in almost 20 years, travellers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at U.S. airports.

The Transportation Security Administration is looking to abandon the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through U.S airports, according to media reports.

If implemented, it would put an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago, several years after “shoe bomber” Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami in late 2001.

The travel newsletter Gate Access was first to report that the security screening change is coming. ABC News reported on an internal memo sent to TSA officers last week that states the new policy allows travellers keep their shoes on during standard screenings at U.S. airports, beginning this Sunday.

The plan is for the change to occur at all U.S. airports soon, the memo said.

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Travellers have been able to skirt the extra security requirement if they participate in the TSA PreCheck program, which costs around $80 for five years. The program allows airline passengers to get through the screening process without removing shoes, belts or light jackets.

Travellers who are 75 years old or older and those 12 or younger do not have to remove shoes at security checkpoints.

The TSA has not officially confirmed the reported security screening change yet.

“TSA and DHS are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance passenger experience and our strong security posture,” a TSA spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. “Any potential updates to our security process will be issued through official channels.”

The TSA began in 2001 when President George W. Bush signed legislation for its creation two months after the 9/11 attacks. The agency included federal airport screeners that replaced the private companies airlines had used to handle security.

Over the years the TSA has continued to look for ways to enhance its security measures, including testing facial recognition technology and implementing Real ID requirements.

One of the most prominent friction points for travellers is the TSA at screening checkpoints. Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked the public in an April social media post what would make travel more seamless.

The following day, Mr. Duffy posted on X that, “It’s very clear that TSA is the #1 travel complaint. That falls under the Department of Homeland Security. I’ll discuss this with @Sec_Noem,” Mr. Duffy wrote in a post on X the following day.

Thank you for the tremendous response, America! ⁰⁰My team will go through all of these comments & put together a list of best ideas which I will post on X. It’s very clear that TSA is the #1 travel complaint. That falls under the Department of Homeland Security. I’ll discuss…

— Secretary Sean Duffy (@SecDuffy) April 28, 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will host a press conference Tuesday evening at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to announce a new TSA policy “that will make screening easier for passengers, improve traveler satisfaction, and reduce wait times,” her agency said.

Trump fired TSA Administrator David Pekoske in January in the middle of a second five-year term, though he was appointed by Trump during his first term in the White House. Mr. Pekoske was reappointed by former President Joe Biden.

No reason was given for Mr. Pekoske’s departure. The administrator position remains vacant, according to the TSA website.

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