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TSA Ends Shoe-Removal Requirement Nationwide

Homeland Security says new layered screening technology enables passengers to keep their shoes on without compromising security.

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Do you still need to take off your shoes to make it through security at Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita? Here’s the latest on security screenings at Kansas airports.

Overview

  • The TSA eliminated the shoe removal requirement at security checkpoints nationwide effective immediately.
  • Secretary Kristi Noem said the policy change will shorten wait times and improve the passenger experience.
  • The new rule extends a benefit once exclusive to TSA PreCheck members to every traveler.
  • TSA officers retain discretion to conduct random shoe inspections under the updated guidelines.
  • The shoe-removal mandate was instituted in 2006 after Richard Reid’s attempted bombing and yielded no detected shoe bombs in 23 years.