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| TSA quietly scraps [shoe] security check that every passenger dreads |
| 2025-07-08 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] The Transportation Security Administration has finally scrapped one of its most unpopular policies. After more than two decades of forcing travelers to remove their shoes in airport security lines, the shoe removal requirement was suddenly pulled effective immediately on Monday. According to an internal memo, the policy shift appears to be tied to recent improvements in screening technology and an updated assessment of current security threats. Travelers enrolled in TSA PreCheck have long enjoyed the privilege of keeping their shoes on but now that same courtesy is being extended to the general public. To bypass the shoe rule, passengers must hold a federally approved REAL ID or passport to board a domestic flight, with a standard driver's license no longer cutting it. Travelers requiring special security procedures may still be asked to remove their footwear under the new requirements. The original rule was introduced in the wake of the 2001 incident involving Richard Reid, infamously known as the 'Shoe Bomber,' who attempted to detonate explosives hidden in his sneakers during a transatlantic flight. Since then, passengers have been required to walk through security checkpoints barefoot or in socks unless they were PreCheck members, under 12, or over 75 years old. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 Lest we forget. TSA has never caught one terrorist. |
| Posted by: EMS Artifact 2025-07-08 08:59 |
| #2 Less, we forget, to avoid the stinky feet of others in growing long TSA check-in lines. December 22, 2001, Richard Reid, also known as the shoe bomber, boarded American Airlines Flight 63 from Paris to Miami with shoes packed with plastic explosives in the hollowed-out bottoms. He unsuccessfully tried to detonate the bomb, and passengers and crew quickly subdued him. NOTE: He only tried to use about 10 ounces (283 grams) of Plastic Explosives. More than enough to make a big hole or take control cable/wired running under the floor. If he had done this in the Bathroom instead of the passenger cabin area, he might have succeeded. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2025-07-08 07:11 |
| #1 TSA reveals the surprising reason people might set off security alarms during screening Mine is generally 'beer sweat'. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2025-07-08 01:07 |