Travelers may no longer be required to remove shoes before boarding a plane
By MICHELLE CHAPMAN Associated Press Business Writer For the first time in almost years travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during protection screenings at certain U S airports The Transportation Assurance Administration is looking to abandon the additional safeguard step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through U S airports according to media reports FILE In this Wednesday Jan file photo a belt and shoes sit in a trays with advertising that is being used in the safety screening of travelers done by the Transportation Prevention Administration at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles AP Photo Ann Johansson File If implemented it would put an end to a guard screening mandate put in place almost years ago several years after shoe bomber Richard Reid s failed attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami in late The voyage newsletter Gate Access was first to analysis that the defense screening change is coming ABC News communicated on an internal memo sent to TSA officers last week that states the new procedures lets travelers keep their shoes on during screenings at countless U S airports beginning this Sunday Related Articles Nowadays in History July Thai cave rescue Will food delivery robots be a success in the U S US will try to deport Abrego Garcia before his trial prosecutor says Troops and federal agents briefly descend on park in LA neighborhood with large immigrant population Debate erupts over role job cuts played in weather forecasts ahead of deadly Texas floods The plan is for the change to occur at all U S airports soon the memo commented Travelers were able to skirt extra safeguard requirement if they were part of the TSA PreCheck scheme which costs around for five years The plan allows airline passengers to get through the screening process without removing shoes belts or light jackets The TSA has not officially validated the informed shield screening change yet TSA and DHS are reliably exploring new and innovative tactics to enhance commuter experience and our strong assurance posture a TSA spokesperson mentioned in a announcement on Tuesday Any promising updates to our assurance process will be issued through official channels The TSA began in when President George W Bush signed act for its creation two months after the attacks The agency included federal airport screeners that replaced the private companies airlines had used to handle assurance Over the years the TSA has continued to look for techniques to enhance its defense measures including testing facial recognition innovation and implementing Real ID requirements
