Fort Lauderdale Airport is one of six airports that will phase out the requirement of travelers removing their shoes at TSA security checkpoints.

TSA began making passengers remove their shoes to screen for explosives in August 2006. The policy was implemented nearly five years after the 9/11 attacks and when Richard Reid,

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said rules for removing a belt, coat, or other items from a bag, such as laptops or liquids, are still in effect, but they are reviewing them.