近20年来,美国机场旅客在安检时或将首次迎来无需脱鞋的便利。
据媒体报道,美国运输安全管理局(TSA)正考虑取消多年来一直困扰美国机场旅客的额外安检步骤。
若该措施得以实施,将意味着一项近20年前推行的安检规定就此终结。2001年底,“鞋底炸弹手”理查德·里德(Richard Reid)企图炸毁巴黎飞往迈阿密的航班未遂,数年后便推出了该规定。
旅行简讯《Gate Access》最先报道了这一安检政策变动。美国广播公司新闻频道(ABC News)报道称,上周美国运输安全管理局发给工作人员的一份内部备忘录显示,新政策使得旅客在全美多地机场的常规安检流程中无需脱鞋,该政策将于周日正式施行,并会迅速推广至全美所有机场。
备忘录称,此项变动不久后将在全美所有机场推行。
此前,旅客若参与美国运输安全管理局预检项目(TSA PreCheck program),便可免去额外安检流程,该项目五年费用约为80美元。参与该项目后,航空旅客在安检过程中无需脱鞋、解皮带或脱下轻便外套。
75岁及以上旅客和12岁及以下儿童在安检时也无需脱鞋。
美国运输安全管理局尚未正式确认上述安检政策变动。
“美国运输安全管理局和国土安全部(DHS)始终致力于探索提升旅客体验和强化安全保障的新方法,”美国运输安全管理局发言人周二在声明中表示。“任何安检流程的潜在更新都将通过官方渠道公布。”
美国运输安全管理局成立于2001年,彼时乔治·沃克·布什(George W. Bush)总统在“9·11”事件发生两个月后签署法案设立该机构。该机构包括联邦机场安检人员,取代了航空公司委托的私营安检公司。
多年来,美国运输安全管理局持续探寻强化安检措施的方法,例如测试人脸识别技术,并推行真实身份认证要求。
旅客们最常碰到的棘手状况之一就是在安检口遭遇美国运输安全管理局的检查。特朗普政府的交通部长肖恩·达菲(Sean Duffy)在四月份的一条社交媒体帖子中,向公众征询如何能让出行变得更加顺畅。
次日,达菲在X平台发帖称:“显然,美国运输安全管理局成了被投诉的‘头号对象’,而它归国土安全部管。我会与国土安全部长克丽丝蒂·诺姆商讨此事。”
国土安全部部长克丽丝蒂·诺姆(Kristi Noem)于周二晚在罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场举行新闻发布会,宣布一项美国运输安全管理局的新政策,其部门称该政策“将让旅客安检流程更为便捷,提高旅客满意度,并缩短等待时间”。
今年1月,特朗普解雇了美国运输安全管理局局长戴维·佩科斯克(David Pekoske),当时他正处于第二个五年任期内——佩科斯克最初由特朗普在其首个总统任期内任命,后经乔·拜登重新任命。
佩科斯克离职的原因未予说明。据美国运输安全管理局官网信息,该局长职位目前仍处于空缺状态。(*)
译者:中慧言-王芳
近20年来,美国机场旅客在安检时或将首次迎来无需脱鞋的便利。
据媒体报道,美国运输安全管理局(TSA)正考虑取消多年来一直困扰美国机场旅客的额外安检步骤。
若该措施得以实施,将意味着一项近20年前推行的安检规定就此终结。2001年底,“鞋底炸弹手”理查德·里德(Richard Reid)企图炸毁巴黎飞往迈阿密的航班未遂,数年后便推出了该规定。
旅行简讯《Gate Access》最先报道了这一安检政策变动。美国广播公司新闻频道(ABC News)报道称,上周美国运输安全管理局发给工作人员的一份内部备忘录显示,新政策使得旅客在全美多地机场的常规安检流程中无需脱鞋,该政策将于周日正式施行,并会迅速推广至全美所有机场。
备忘录称,此项变动不久后将在全美所有机场推行。
此前,旅客若参与美国运输安全管理局预检项目(TSA PreCheck program),便可免去额外安检流程,该项目五年费用约为80美元。参与该项目后,航空旅客在安检过程中无需脱鞋、解皮带或脱下轻便外套。
75岁及以上旅客和12岁及以下儿童在安检时也无需脱鞋。
美国运输安全管理局尚未正式确认上述安检政策变动。
“美国运输安全管理局和国土安全部(DHS)始终致力于探索提升旅客体验和强化安全保障的新方法,”美国运输安全管理局发言人周二在声明中表示。“任何安检流程的潜在更新都将通过官方渠道公布。”
美国运输安全管理局成立于2001年,彼时乔治·沃克·布什(George W. Bush)总统在“9·11”事件发生两个月后签署法案设立该机构。该机构包括联邦机场安检人员,取代了航空公司委托的私营安检公司。
多年来,美国运输安全管理局持续探寻强化安检措施的方法,例如测试人脸识别技术,并推行真实身份认证要求。
旅客们最常碰到的棘手状况之一就是在安检口遭遇美国运输安全管理局的检查。特朗普政府的交通部长肖恩·达菲(Sean Duffy)在四月份的一条社交媒体帖子中,向公众征询如何能让出行变得更加顺畅。
次日,达菲在X平台发帖称:“显然,美国运输安全管理局成了被投诉的‘头号对象’,而它归国土安全部管。我会与国土安全部长克丽丝蒂·诺姆商讨此事。”
国土安全部部长克丽丝蒂·诺姆(Kristi Noem)于周二晚在罗纳德·里根华盛顿国家机场举行新闻发布会,宣布一项美国运输安全管理局的新政策,其部门称该政策“将让旅客安检流程更为便捷,提高旅客满意度,并缩短等待时间”。
今年1月,特朗普解雇了美国运输安全管理局局长戴维·佩科斯克(David Pekoske),当时他正处于第二个五年任期内——佩科斯克最初由特朗普在其首个总统任期内任命,后经乔·拜登重新任命。
佩科斯克离职的原因未予说明。据美国运输安全管理局官网信息,该局长职位目前仍处于空缺状态。(*)
译者:中慧言-王芳
For the first time in almost 20 years, travelers may no longer be required to take off their shoes during security screenings at U.S. airports.
The Transportation Security Administration is looking to abandon the additional security step that has for years bedeviled anyone passing through U.S airports, according to media reports.
If implemented, it would put an end to a security screening mandate put in place almost 20 years ago, several years after “shoe bomber” Richard Reid’s failed attempt to take down a flight from Paris to Miami in late 2001.
The travel newsletter Gate Access was first to report that the security screening change is coming. ABC News reported on an internal memo sent to TSA officers last week that states the new policy allows travelers to keep their shoes on during standard screenings at many U.S. airports, beginning Sunday. That would expand to all airports shortly.
The plan is for the change to occur at all U.S. airports soon, the memo said.
Travelers have previously been able to skirt the extra security requirement if they participate in the TSA PreCheck program, which costs around $80 for five years. The program allows airline passengers to get through the screening process without removing shoes, belts or light jackets.
Travelers who are 75 years old or older and those 12 or younger do not have to remove shoes at security checkpoints.
The TSA has not officially confirmed the reported security screening change yet.
“TSA and DHS are always exploring new and innovative ways to enhance passenger experience and our strong security posture,” a TSA spokesperson said in a statement Tuesday. “Any potential updates to our security process will be issued through official channels.”
The TSA began in 2001 when President George W. Bush signed legislation for its creation two months after the 9/11 attacks. The agency included federal airport screeners that replaced the private companies airlines had used to handle security.
Over the years the TSA has continued to look for ways to enhance its security measures, including testing facial recognition technology and implementing Real ID requirements.
One of the most prominent friction points for travelers is the TSA at screening checkpoints. Trump’s Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy asked the public in an April social media post what would make travel more seamless.
The following day, Duffy posted on X that, “It’s very clear that TSA is the #1 travel complaint. That falls under the Department of Homeland Security. I’ll discuss this with @Sec_Noem.”
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem will host a press conference Tuesday evening at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to announce a new TSA policy “that will make screening easier for passengers, improve traveler satisfaction, and reduce wait times,” her agency said.
Trump fired TSA Administrator David Pekoske in January in the middle of a second five-year term, though he was appointed by Trump during his first term in the White House. Pekoske was reappointed by President Joe Biden.
No reason was given for Pekoske’s departure. The administrator position remains vacant, according to the TSA website.