Aviation security expert Jeff Price explains the failed 2001 shoe bombing that triggered the TSA's decades-long shoe removal rule, and how advancements in screening tech led DHS to finally reverse it.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to confirm the policy change in a Tuesday morning post on X, where she called it “big news” from the Department of Homeland Security.

Most people have had to take their shoes off for airport screening for nearly two decades. This policy followed an incident where a passenger tried to ignite explosives in his shoes during a 2001 ...

The event occurred slightly after the 9/11 attacks. The “Shoes-Off” policy was officially implemented in 2006.

Also, always, always keep your socks on. And if you need to use the bathroom, put your shoes back on. Because that’s not necessarily water on the floor of the lavatory. But you already knew that.

Wichita Eisenhower National Airport and others in KS no longer require shoes off at TSA following policy change. Real ID & what you need to get through security ...

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt appeared to confirm the policy change in a Tuesday morning post on X, where she called it "big news" from the Department of Homeland Security.

Other Kansas airports are also rolling back shoes-off security measures. Garden City Regional Airport, which offers flights to Dallas, implemented the change July 7, its director of aviation ...