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, who is known as the “shoe bomber,” used matches in an attempt to ignite explosive devices hidden in his shoes on a flight from Paris to Miami.

You won't have to remove your shoes at security at Northwest Arkansas National Airport anymore, a spokesperson confirmed. The big picture: Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said Tuesday the agency will no longer require passengers to remove their shoes,

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced a new policy stating the Transportation Security Administration will be eliminating the shoe removal security requirement “effective immediately.”

The Department of Homeland Security will allow passengers traveling through domestic airports to keep their shoes on while passing through security screening.