New TSA possibility coming February 1 for friends touring with out REAL ID compliant identification

Since final spring, each air traveler 18 years of age and older has required a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, state-issued enhanced driver’s license, or one other acceptable kind to fly inside the United States. 

To date, vacationers making an attempt to fly with out a REAL ID have been delayed or presumably denied entry via TSA checkpoints. Starting February 1, the TSA is instituting a brand new, fee-based id verification software that can be utilized by anybody making an attempt to fly and not using a REAL ID.   

The software, titled TSA ConfirmID, may be discovered by way of QR code on posted signage on the airport, or straight via tsa.gov. ConfirmID has a compulsory charge of $45 for every verification, which may solely be paid digitally and may take half-hour or extra to course of. Verification via the software may be carried out upfront and is legitimate for 10 days; journey past the expiration date would require a brand new cost.  

As a reminder, the REAL ID Act is a federal regulation.

While the REAL ID Act is remitted and enforced by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and is not an Alaska Airlines-specific program, it’s vital to us that your journey is as problem free as potential, so we encourage you to acquire compliant identification as quickly as potential.  

To assist guarantee you’ve got a easy journey, we’re offering a useful resource for our friends, workers and the general public to get the newest details about REAL ID.