9 d. ago Travelers no longer required to take off shoes for security at some US airports

TSA ends screening check in place for almost 20 years after Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down flight in 2001For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers are no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at certain US airports, Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security secretary, announced on Tuesday.The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has abandoned the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through US airports, according to media reports. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Travelers no longer required to take off shoes for security at US airports

TSA ends screening check in place for almost 20 years after Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down flight in 2001For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers are no longer required to take off their shoes during security screenings at US airports, Kristi Noem, the Department of Homeland Security secretary, announced on Tuesday.The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has abandoned the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through US airports, according to media reports. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago You can finally keep your shoes on at the airport, say TSA after years of frustrating checks

The ‘shoe rule’ came into effect after a terrorist boarded a plane to Miami and attempted to detonate an explosive hidden in his shoes

Politics

1 week ago Travel expert warns about bodily function that can set off airport scanners after passenger is stopped by TSA

A plane passenger recently sparked a debate about what can set off security scanners after they shared an awkward incident that occurred while they were at the airport via Reddit.

Events

2 w. ago Not the ‘realest ID’: Waffle House card won’t get you through airport checkpoints, TSA warns X poster

Airport security agency clarified that a Waffle House card is not akin to a government-issued Real ID after a meteorologist’s viral tweet jokingly claimed it was the “realest.”

Events

2 w. ago Egyptian tourist who kicked airport sniffer beagle into the air in vicious attack gets satisfying punishment

Hamed Ramadan Bayoumy Aly Marie, 70, lashed out at agriculture detector dog Freddie on Tuesday inside Washington Dulles International Airport, in Virginia.

Society