Wow Jo! Things really have changed since my last flight around about 96 I am guessing. I have not flown since Met and I have had Met since June 97. I used to fly a lot for wheelchair sports. I bet they have a pickle of a time when they have those flights with all the athletes flying to regional/ national events many of which can not remove their own shoes if their lives depended upon it- guess they have to do it for them huh? Smile I now see why my friend Angie when she came to visit last month wore such easy on and off shoes instead of her typical sandals or tennies I remember her wearing in the past. Its good to have this information. Karyn and Met