Any other barefoot boarding: 20 years later, we can say to the flyers – keep your shoes on

In an important step, Transport Safety Administration (TSA) may allow passengers to keep their shoes passing through general security lines at major airports in the US.According to a news report by ABC News, in which sources were cited, the change will begin on Sunday, expecting a nationwide rollout in the coming weeks.This marks a historical change in the security protocol of the airport as the airline passengers were first asked to take off their shoes for safety.what changed?Last week, TSA officials received an unexpected memorandum, which was informed that, on effective Sundays, all passengers would be allowed to leave their shoes in all screening lanes at several airports across the country.The document says that the new policy will soon be implemented at all American airports. In the past, most of the time, only passengers could keep their shoes in the TSA prehechak line.A long -awaited stepOver the years, the transport agency has been looking for a creative method to enable passengers to pass more quickly than safety checks.However, the document says that passengers will have to remove their shoes for further screening when setting the alarm on a scanner or magnetometer.Since TSA started forcing passengers to remove their shoes in 2006, it has been a significant change.The policy was implemented five years after Richard Reid tried to use explosives in his shoes to blow up an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami. When the bomb failed to ignite, Reid was stopped by other passengers and flight crew.