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The shoe removal process was implemented in 2006 "in response to an attempt by an airline passenger to conceal a bomb in his shoe," per USA TODAY.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced last week that the government agency will be implementing changes at airports to benefit U.S.
The change is effective now. Savannah travelers talked with News 3 Thursday about the change, many of them happy to no longer have to untie their laces.