In all fairness, that was in direct response to some idiot getting on a plane with a shoe bomb. I don't think it's necessary, but if they didn't require that t

In all fairness, that was in direct response to some idiot getting on a plane with a shoe bomb. I don't think it's necessary, but if they didn't require that then people would be blaming them for not taking enough action. The times I've flown it hasn't been too much of a hassle, though I suppose it's highly dependent on the airports you pass through and whether or not it's an international flight coming into the US.