On July 8 the TSA ended the widely disliked policy of passengers taking their shoes off at airport security checkpoints. Here's what we know.

The change follows nearly two decades of travelers being required to remove footwear, following the 2001 “shoe bomber” incident.

TSA will allow passengers to keep their shoes on when they go through the general security line at many major airports across the country.

You can keep your shoes on at American airports. “TSA will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes when they go through our security checkpoint," Secretary of the Departement of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said July 8. Here's what we know.

The TSA will no longer require passengers to remove their shoes during airport security screenings. Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced the news at a July press conference that the nearly 20-year rule will now be lifted.

The plan is to allow passengers to avoid taking their shoes off at major airports, with the eventual goal of rolling out the new policy to all U.S. airports.

Effective immediately, the TSA will allow passengers traveling through domestic airports to keep their shoes on at TSA checkpoints.

As of Tuesday, passengers at U.S. airports are no longer required to remove their shoes during the TSA screening process.

The Transportation Security Administration is phasing out a requirement for most travelers to remove their shoes when going through standard airport security checkpoints in some US airports, according to multiple news reports.