TSA Just Made a Huge Change and It's Guaranteed to Make Airport Travel Easier
There are so many things to think about when you're planning for a vacation, particularly if you're traveling to your destination by air. Will you have to pay to check a bag? Do you have your passport? Did you remember to turn off the oven before you left for the airport? And, in some cases it's, "Should I just wear a pair of sandals to make sliding them off for airport security for the TSA shoe policy easier?"
If that last question is a particular sticking point for you, there's some good news. TSA is making some changes to its airport security policy and maybe, just maybe, it will get travelers through those lanes faster.
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CBS News reports that shoe removal at airport security is being phased out across the country. While this won't apply to all airports immediately, the rollout is starting at the following locations: Baltimore/Washington International Airport, Fort Lauderdale International Airport, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, Portland International Airport, Philadelphia International Airport and Piedmont Triad International Airport in North Carolina.TSA's mandatory shoe removal during airport security began in 2006, five years after Richard Reid, who was a passenger on a flight from Paris to Miami, hid explosives in his shoes and attempted to detonate them during the journey.
There were ways to circumvent the TSA shoe policy, like if you were enrolled in TSA PreCheck. That's the program that "allows eligible travelers to expedite their security screening process at participating airports." It meant that passengers could keep things like shoes, belts and even light jackets on as they went through airport security. You could also keep your laptops and liquids in your carry-on bag without having to place them separately in a security bin. Sweet perks for the $75 - $85 application fee.
The policy change comes just in time for summer travel, of which there's a lot. AAA anticipated 5.84 million people were to travel by air over this past Fourth of July. And that was just a single summer weekend.TSA Just Made a Huge Change and It's Guaranteed to Make Airport Travel Easier first appeared on Parade on Jul 8, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 8, 2025, where it first appeared.
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