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- TSA to end shoe removal policy at some airport security checkpoints, government source says</p>
<p>Jay BlackmanJuly 8, 2025 at 6:12 AM</p>
<p>Travelers go though TSA security at John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, Calif., on May 7. (Jeff Gritche / MediaNews Group via Getty Images file)</p>
<p>It's now OK to keep your shoes on at some airports.</p>
<p>The Transportation Safety Administration will allow passengers at selected airports to keep their footwear on as they go through security checkpoints, a senior government official tells NBC News.</p>
<p>People in screening lanes will have to keep their shoes on at selected airports, but the source said the relaxation of the rules could expand nationwide in the near future.</p>
<p>The TSA has yet to announce the move formally, but stated in a Monday press release that it is "exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience and our strong security posture."</p>
<p>Shoe removal has been part of the airport experience since 2006, when the TSA instituted the requirement, citing intelligence indicating a "continuing threat" of explosives.</p>
<p>The rule came after Richard Reid tried — and failed — to ignite his homemade shoe explosives on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami on Dec. 22, 2001.</p>
<p>Reid's plan was disrupted when he struggled to light a fuse attached to his shoes, which contained roughly 10 ounces of explosive material, according to the FBI.</p>
<p>He was subdued by passengers and crew members and taken into custody when the flight diverted to Logan International Airport in Boston.</p>
<p>Reid pleaded guilty to terrorism charges and is serving a life sentence at a "Supermax" prison in Colorado.</p>
<p>After the bombing attempt, the shoe removal rule was implemented, then relaxed, then resurrected.</p>
<p>The requirement has apparently remained annoying enough that the TSA released an advertisement in October for its fee-based PreCheck service, which featured four people endorsing their membership for a single reason: they didn't have to take their shoes off at the airport.</p>
<p>"It's my favorite thing," one of them said.</p>
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