The shoe removal rule was first implemented in 2006, but its origin dates back to a 2001 “shoe bomber” plot aboard an American Airlines flight.

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The change follows nearly two decades of travelers being required to remove footwear, following the 2001 “shoe bomber” incident.

The shift comes after nearly 20 years of mandatory shoe removal, a rule put in place after the 2001 "shoe bomber" reshaped airport security protocols.

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The Transportation Security Administration geniuses only imposed the rule years after the “shoe bomber” failed, maybe simply to distract us all from the also-maddening restrictions on liquids.

Passengers at US airports will no longer have to remove their shoes to pass through security under a new policy unveiled Tuesday, 20 years after the requirement was introduced.Passengers at US ...

The TSA's no-shoe policy dates back to a shoe bomber incident in 2006.

Travelers at US airports will not have to remove their shoes while going through security.

After over two decades, travelers will no longer have to take their shoes off at TSA checkpoints.

Travelers will no longer be required to take off their shoes as they move through airport security, federal officials announced Tuesday. “The Transportation Security Administration, TSA, will no ...