TSA to introduce $18 fee for passengers without REAL ID or passport at airport checkpoints

[Timber Rattler]

https://wcyb.com/news/nation-world/tsa-to-introduce-18-fee-for-passengers-without-real-id-or-passport-at-airport-checkpoints-homeland-security-kristi-noem-airtravel-biometric-kiosk-security-checkpoint-identify-verification-transportation

The Transportation Security Administration is moving forward with a new rule under which airplane passengers who do not have a REAL ID or a passport could face an $18 fee.

Travelers who are passing through security with the required identification will have their identity checks with a new kiosk system, with the fee being used to compensate for the cost of the new system.


The new system will be a biometric kiosk that TSA describes as a” modernized alternative identity verification program,” allowing passengers to access TSA checkpoints for up to 10 days after paying the $18 non-refundable fee.

The agency said that this change is meant to streamline the process to get through airport security, replacing the current system that is in use.

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Silly me...I was told that TSA and "REAL ID" were about security, but instead, as usual, it's all about the $$$$.

[Smokin Joe]

Yeah, paying an extra $18 is really going to deter some terrorist (who likely won't be paying off their credit card, anyway.)

[berdie]

Yeah, paying an extra $18 is really going to deter some terrorist (who likely won't be paying off their credit card, anyway.)

My first thought as well.