The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) in the US is reportedly relaxing its shoe-off policy at selected airports that allow passengers to keep on their footwear as they pass through security checkpoints.

According to reports, travellers in screening lanes will have to keep their shoes on at selected airports, but with plans for wider rollout of the relaxation, a senior government source shared.

The TSA has yet to formally announce the move; however, it noted that it’s “exploring new and innovative ways to enhance the passenger experience”, via press release as per NBC News. Adding its intentions to also strengthen their “security posture.”

It’s understood that the shoe removal policy has been part of the airport protocol after the TSA instituted the requirement in 2006, citing intelligence indicating a “continuing threat” of explosives.

 The policy came after a failed attempt by Richard Reid to ignite a homemade shoe explosive on an American Airlines flight from Paris to Miami on Dec. 22, 2001, as per NBC.