Are We Finally Keeping Our Shoes On At MT Airports Security?

The End of an Era: We No Longer Have to Take Our Shoes Off for TSA ...Well. . . Maybe.

If you could change ONE THING about going through the TSA security checkpoint at the airport . . . what would it be?

Word on the tarmac is that the TSA has quietly made a change yesterday to allow ALL passengers to keep their shoes ON while passing through all those darn checkpoints.  But some people claim they're still being asked to remove their shoes.

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They are saying that the Transportation Security Administration is now allowing ALL passengers to keep their shoes ON while passing through checkpoints.

Yet there hasn't been an official announcement yet, but a handful of sources, including the "Wall Street Journal", say they quietly made the change as of yesterday.

The TSA said, that they are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience and our strong security posture.  Any potential updates to their security process will be issued through official channels only. In other words, it is pretty vague for now.

If there has been a change, it sounds like it hasn't been made at all airports yet, because plenty of people on social media say they were still told to remove their shoes yesterday.

I had to find out if this is a thing here at Billings Logan International. After calling multiple numbers I got to chat with a gentleman that said he too saw this on the news and as of right now we still take our shoes off at our airport. Nothing has changed here as of yet. Shoes on and off on and off on and off during your travels!

Believe it or not, it's been 20 YEARS since we were first started to remove our shoes.

One last note:  You probably WILL be asked to remove your shoes if you're flagged for extra screening . . . including if you don't have a Real ID. By now we should have our Real ID's if you plan on getting on a plane any time soon.