TSA reportedly changing shoe policy at some airport checkpoints

(NewsNation) — After 2 decades of hose travelers shucking their shoes for security, the authorities is reportedly scrapping the argumentation for immoderate airports.

The Transportation Safety Administration volition soon let immoderate information checkpoints to ditch the shoes-off argumentation for the wide public, authorities officials confirmed to multiple outlets.

White House property caput Karoline Leavitt seemingly confirmed the reports Tuesday greeting on societal media, calling the reports "big news" from the Department of Homeland Security.

TSA has not yet formally confirmed the change.

"TSA and DHS are ever exploring caller and innovative ways to heighten the rider acquisition and our beardown information posture. Any imaginable updates to our information process volition beryllium issued done authoritative channels," the bureau said successful a statement.

TSA enacted shoes-off argumentation successful 2006 aft footwear bomber attempt

The regularisation — and different information measures similar it, including banning gels, liquids and aerosols successful bags — came astir aft a failed onslaught successful 2001 connected a formation from Paris to Miami.

Just 2 months aft the Sept. 11 panic attacks, Richard Reid boarded an American Airlines formation with homemade bombs hidden successful his shoes.

Dubbed the "shoe bomber," Reid was incapable to airy the fuse connected his homemade weaponry and was restrained. He pleaded blameworthy to 8 terrorism-related charges successful 2002.

In 2006, TSA began requiring passengers to region their shoes to surface for explosives based connected "intelligence pointing to a continuing threat," according to TSA.

TSA Precheck, prime passengers already avoided footwear policy

Some flyers were already avoiding going barefoot successful the airport.

Travelers implicit property 75, children who appeared to beryllium younger than 13 and passengers successful definite programs, similar TSA PreCheck and Clear, person typically been spared from the shoes-off policy.