REAL I.D. enforcement at the Columbus Airport
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) says they have not experienced many issues in the first week of enforcement. However, they do expect to see a spike very soon.
Mark Howell, TSA Regional Spokesperson says the lack of issues is due to many Georgia residents already having a compliant I.D. .
The Georgia Department of Drivers Services says licenses issued after 2012 are Real I.D. compliant.
'It's just a handful of folks that maybe are just moving to Georgia and haven't gotten their I.D's yet,' Howell says.
Due to the size of the Columbus Airport, if someone's I.D. is not Real I.D. complaint it is communicated to that individual.
This differs from bigger airports as those without a complaint identification will receive a red card with a QR code that shares all acceptable forms of I.D.
No matter the size of the airport, Howell says once someone has been identified as non-compliant, they are then separated and subject to additional screenings.
'We've been recommending those folks that don't have their real I.D. or one of the other accepted forms to get to the airport a bit earlier than our usual two hours ahead of their departure time,' Howell shares.
TSA says they expect to see an increase in delay time and those without a Real I.D. or other acceptable form of identification.
'The potential for that to happen grows when you have additional volume and a lot more additional infrequent travelers planned over the Memorial Day Weekend and those other holiday weekends in the Summer,' Howell explains.
He recommends getting the Real I.D. sooner than later.
'The whole purpose behind it is really to raise security and it goes right in line with everything else we're doing at security checkpoints,' Howell says. 'We want to make sure the person that's presenting that I.D. is who they're supposed to be and that they're getting screened at the most state of the art technology that we've got available at security checkpoints.'
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