If you have a passport, you can use that instead of a REAL ID to board domestic flights, according to the Department of ...

The Transportation Security Administration will begin charging a $45 fee in February to verify the identification of travelers who don't have a REAL ID, passport or some other acceptable ID enabling ...

Not having a REAL ID will soon cost Tennesseans who plan on flying after the holiday season. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Dec. 1 that it will start charging passengers ...

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. The REAL ID has been required to ...

As of May 7, 2025, travelers 18 and older need a REAL ID or other federally approved identification to board commercial ...

TSA has increased the penalty for travelers who arrive at the airport without a Real ID or compliant identification — jumping from the originally proposed $18 to $45. Lines are already forming at the ...

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 ...

Starting next year, you may have to pay a hefty fine to get through airport security if your ID isn't up to date. Beginning Feb. 1, 2026, airline passengers who arrive at airport security without a ...

The new policy will go into effect in February 2026 Jeff Gritchen/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty The TSA will require passengers without a Real ID to pay a $45 fee in order to travel ...

Travelers without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee by the TSA for domestic flights starting February 1. REAL ID is a federally mandated standard for state-issued identification, such as a driver's ...

U.S. air travelers who haven't upgraded to a Real ID can still fly without one, but starting Feb. 1 they'll be charged a $45 fee, the Transportation Security Administration said Monday. Flyers without ...

A traveler glances at a Real ID sign posted inside O’Hare International Airport in Chicago in May. (Nam Y. Huh/AP) Airline passengers traveling without a Real ID or verified passport will have to pay ...