The shoe doesn’t fit…so keep them on
The US’s top security officer says fliers will have to continue taking off their shoes because a scanning machine needs improvement.
“It’s not good enough for prime time,” Transportation Security Administration (TSA) chief Kip Hawley said of the ShoeScanner, which scans footwear while worn.
Tests have revealed “security deficiencies” that prevent the machine from consistently finding weapons and bomb parts, Mr Hawley said.
Tests will continue on the scanner, which the TSA said previously offered “very promising technology to let passengers keep their shoes on.”
It was hoped the scanner would help ease congestion at security lines clogged with people taking off their shoes.
No new timetable was set for using the scanner.
Report by David Wilkening
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