How can I make my boots less of a nuisance in the airport?

9/17/2016 7:15:25 AM

If you sign up for TSA Precheck or Global Entry, you don’t have to remove your shoes unless they set off the metal detector.

So as long as you don’t have steel toed boots, you should be ok.

9/17/2016 5:14:24 AM

Some boots have a zipper along the side that allows you to put them on/take them off very quickly and easily… I wish I knew this earlier myself as I have a very similar problem with my feet.

9/28/2012 9:09:53 PM

When I’ve had to wear my boots due to not having space left in my luggage I generally loosen the laces (and tuck them inside the shoe to stop tripping over) whilst in the queue meaning when I actually get to the front it’s just a matter of slipping them off. Then at the end I put them back on and do the same with the laces to walk to a chair – there are usually plenty nearby – to put them back on.

If there’s no queue you can take your time about it without feeling guilty, although that’s a rare occurrence.

9/28/2012 8:32:32 PM

I work for an airlines and I see some of the maintenance personnel and some military-like personnel who work inside the airport ramp go through this issue almost in daily basis at the staff security check because they wear boots as required by their job. They take off their boots way before reaching the security check area (or at the parking area or even home) and wear some light slippers like the ones in hotels (these won’t take much space as they are extremely thin and light, some are disposable). Once they reach there they just put the boots in the x-ray machine and go through the security check quickly and smoothly then sit in the chairs after the security check and take all the time in the world to put back their boots.

Not sure if this will work for you but hopefully it will.

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