Customised shoes at Airport security check

I had my travel shoes customised as they were slightly loose which made it tough to walk long distance. By customise I mean an extra layer added on inner side of shoe.

But now I am thinking if this will cause issue in security scanning as they ask us to remove shoes and scan them.

Will it be advisable to wear customised shoes?

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Best Answer

At some point in the past, gel insoles were banned if you were flying to/from/within the USA. See gel insoles (PDF). I decided to askTSA directly because user david-k found several references that said they were find to wear.

I messaged TSA and got this response:

screenshot of message from T S A gel insoles are allowed

Gel insoles are allowed, but as is usual, if you are in standard security line (not precheck for instance), you'll have to remove your shoes and put them through the scanner.

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Do airports check your shoes?

TSA's protocols require that passengers remove their shoes so they can be screened through an X-ray machine. This stems from an incident in December 2001 when a terrorist attempted to detonate an explosive device in his shoe while onboard a flight from Europe to the United States.

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Do you have to remove sandals at airport security?

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Do I have to take my shoes off at airport security 2021 UK?

Re: Random Questions to do with airport security? 1) If you trigger the metal detector arch in the UK then you need to take your shoes off, even for a random check. Boots and high heeled shoes will normally need removing. US airports require everyone to take their shoes off unless you are in a TSA Pre line.

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