The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is ending its nearly 20-year-old policy requiring passengers to remove their shoes during airport security screenings. A new policy, starting Sunday, will allow most passengers to keep their shoes on at many major airports nationwide, with a full rollout planned soon. The change aims to expedite security checkpoints. However, passengers triggering alarms will still need to remove their shoes for additional screening. The policy shift comes years after the initial shoe removal mandate implemented following a 2001 attempted shoe bomb attack.

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