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Real ID or $45

Posted by Frank II (Freedonia) on 12/01/25 09:44 PM

Starting February 1 , TSA will charge any airline passenger $45 if they do not have a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification.

The fee can be paid online prior to going through security or even from home.

AP News--Real ID

Before anyone asks what the other acceptable forms of ID are....here's a list from the TSA:

https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

Posted by Carol now retired

Lynnwood, Washington

12/01/25 10:09 PM

9818 posts

Normally I hate to see fees like this, but this time is the exception. People have literally had years to get their Real ID ready. The amount of this fee makes going to get the new drivers license etc a more desirable option since the cost may be about the same and could motivate some of the last holdouts.

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