Flying Without REAL ID May Cost You $45 Under New TSA Program
Weeks after proposing a rule that could charge those trying to fly without a REAL ID a fee, the Transportation Security Administration says the same flyers can pay more than double for “a modernized alternative identity verification system.”
Last month, the TSA submitted a proposal that said it was launching a “modernized” program to give those without a REAL ID-compliant form of identification “access to the sterile area of an airport” for a little under $20.
On Monday, the TSA announced it “will refer all passengers who do not present an acceptable form of ID and still want to fly an option to pay a $45 fee to use a modernized alternative identity verification system, TSA Confirm.ID.”
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