Air travelers without a Real ID got a red tag before a secondary screening on May 7, the day the program launched. (Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images) The U.S.

WASHINGTON (WHDH) - Air travelers without a proper ID could soon face a fee. The TSA announced a new identity verification system called TSA Confirm ID that will require those without a Real ID or ...

Air travelers without a federally-compliant REAL ID can still make it through security checkpoints after paying an $18 fee under a new TSA initiative. The big picture: Transportation officials ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The TSA announced a new biometric kiosk system for travelers without Real ID, charging $18 for 10 days of airport ...

Not having Real ID at the airport will cost you. And it will cost more than the Transportation Security Administration first suggested. The TSA on Monday, Dec. 1, announced its new alternative ...

The Transportation Security Administration will charge $45 to air passengers who don’t present a REAL ID or acceptable form of ID beginning Feb. 1, 2026. Travelers who do not present a compliant ID ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is proposing an $18 fee for travelers without a REAL ID to pass through airport checkpoints. The REAL ID Act, which was passed by ...

WASHINGTON — Airline passengers without a REAL ID could be forced to pay $18 to get through airport security, under a new rule proposed by the Transportation Security Administration. The proposed rule ...

(NEXSTAR) — Back in May, after several years of delays, authorities began imposing the REAL ID requirement to board flights and enter nuclear power plants and certain federal buildings. While ...

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In May 2025, the REAL ID regulation officially went into place after the act was passed two decades ago in response to the 9/11 terrorism attacks. The goal of the act was to make airline boarding and ...

(Bloomberg) — U.S. flyers arriving at the airport without a REAL ID will be offered the option to pay $45 for an alternative process to prove their identities, Transportation Security Administration ...