New TSA fee on way for travelers without Real ID
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REAL ID-compliant IDs are now needed to board federally regulated commercial aircrafts, and if you don't have one, a fee is in your future.
The holidays are the busiest time of the year to travel. And the winter of 2025 marks the first holiday season where people need to have a REAL ID in order to fly. Life & Style reveals what will happen if you try to fly without a REAL ID,
TSA will soon charge travelers without Real ID $45 to use an optional, alternative system to verify their identity at airport security checkpoints, the federal agency said on its website. The option will allow passengers to fly without Real ID, though with an added cost, and likely higher wait times.
My middle name on my birth certificate is misspelled, but spelled correctly on my Social Security card. Because of that, I was refused a REAL ID. Now what?