Removing your shoes US airports

[Anonymous]

TSA no longer requiring people to remove shoes at airport security. Is this policy in effect at all US airports? Have you been through an airport recently and didn't have to remove your shoes?

"The no-shoes rule was implemented by TSA nationwide in 2006. The official adoption of the rule came several years after Richard Reid, a British man who would come to be known as the “shoe bomber,” attempted to blow up an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami with explosives hidden in his shoe in December 2001. Reid failed to detonate the explosives, and the plane landed safely in Boston after passengers helped subdue him." CBS News

[Anonymous]

I went through IAD this week and did have to take off my shoes. So silly when most international airports allow you to wear them.

[Anonymous]

I’m shocked how many travelers don’t pay for Pre. It’s $15/year.

[Anonymous]

I've had pre for years but recently flew with my mom who doesn't so went through regular security with her at 3 airports. None made us take out liquids. Just laptops, iPads, etc. When did that become a thing? If I don't have to jam all my 3oz and under liquid products into a quart size bag and then take that bag out, why on Earth do I have to take off my shoes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've had pre for years but recently flew with my mom who doesn't so went through regular security with her at 3 airports. None made us take out liquids. Just laptops, iPads, etc. When did that become a thing? If I don't have to jam all my 3oz and under liquid products into a quart size bag and then take that bag out, why on Earth do I have to take off my shoes?

It depends on the scanners the airport has. Dulles you haven't taken anything out of your bags for a while now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked how many travelers don’t pay for Pre. It’s $15/year.

The one line for prechecks always seems longer than the multiple lines for regular when I'm traveling. Even it you have precheck you end up choosing the shorter regular lines.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked how many travelers don’t pay for Pre. It’s $15/year.

The one line for prechecks always seems longer than the multiple lines for regular when I'm traveling. Even it you have precheck you end up choosing the shorter regular lines.

I’ve never experienced that in 7 years of precheck. Occasionally the lines look similar but the precheck line is still faster because you have less to do and have more experienced travelers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked how many travelers don’t pay for Pre. It’s $15/year.

The one line for prechecks always seems longer than the multiple lines for regular when I'm traveling. Even it you have precheck you end up choosing the shorter regular lines.

I've only experienced it once. We chose to go through the regular line because of it. We could hear a TSA person getting so annoyed with people in the pre line who were complaining about the line. He kept saying they were welcome to go to the other line, no one was forcing them to stay in that line.

[Anonymous]

Once you don’t have to take off your shoes pre-check isn’t gonna make any difference. It is not a big deal. I am a frequent traveler who does not have pre-check and it’s just fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Once you don’t have to take off your shoes pre-check isn’t gonna make any difference. It is not a big deal. I am a frequent traveler who does not have pre-check and it’s just fine.

It absolutely matters at popular airports during busy times. Have you seen the TSA line in Orlando?? Pre/GE is so cheap I don’t know why you wouldn’t but I guess I am glad more people don’t. I actually have GE and it’s still cheap. Under $25/year. I can’t imagine giving it up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once you don’t have to take off your shoes pre-check isn’t gonna make any difference. It is not a big deal. I am a frequent traveler who does not have pre-check and it’s just fine.

It absolutely matters at popular airports during busy times. Have you seen the TSA line in Orlando?? Pre/GE is so cheap I don’t know why you wouldn’t but I guess I am glad more people don’t. I actually have GE and it’s still cheap. Under $25/year. I can’t imagine giving it up.

We’re not talking about global entry, we’re talking about pre-check.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Once you don’t have to take off your shoes pre-check isn’t gonna make any difference. It is not a big deal. I am a frequent traveler who does not have pre-check and it’s just fine.

It absolutely matters at popular airports during busy times. Have you seen the TSA line in Orlando?? Pre/GE is so cheap I don’t know why you wouldn’t but I guess I am glad more people don’t. I actually have GE and it’s still cheap. Under $25/year. I can’t imagine giving it up.

We’re not talking about global entry, we’re talking about pre-check.

Precheck is included with GE.

You also don't have to take anything out of your bag with Precheck. It makes things much less annoying when getting in/out of the security lane.

[Anonymous]

Flew yesterday. Did not have to take shoes off.

[Anonymous]

It depends on the airport, which might differ from city to city in the same country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m shocked how many travelers don’t pay for Pre. It’s $15/year.

The one line for prechecks always seems longer than the multiple lines for regular when I'm traveling. Even it you have precheck you end up choosing the shorter regular lines.

Exactly