Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the end of the ritual put in place almost 20 years ago was effective immediately.

The new TSA policy ends the 20-year shoe removal rule at U.S. airports, aiming to speed up security while maintaining safety.

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

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said a pilot programme showed the TSA had equipment needed to keep airports and aircraft safe while allowing people to keep their shoes on ...

For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers 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 US airports.

Taking off shoes at airport security became a requirement in 2006, several years after “shoe bomber” Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami in late 2001.

For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer have to take off their shoes during security screenings at ...

The TSA Says You Can Keep Your Shoes on at Airport Screenings There were already exemptions for younger and older travelers, and paying TSA PreCheck customers, but a coming policy change will end ...

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

Travelers racing to catch a flight at U.S. airports no longer are required to remove their shoes during security screenings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday.

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