TSA issues important clarification about ID cards required for flying
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has been forced to issue a hilarious statement about which ID cards qualify as official identification while traveling.
It came after a user on X, formerly known as Twitter, posted a picture of a bright yellow Waffle House customer card with the caption, 'TSA might want REAL ID, but I have the realest ID.'
It read 'Matthew Cappucci, Meteorologist,' with an American flag in the right corner.
The post amassed over 2.2 million views and thousands of replies - including one from the official TSA account.
'Respectfully, no… Waffle House IDs will not suffice as a Real ID alternative (sorry),' the organization's comical response read.
People all across the globe were entertained by the post and TSA's involvement.
'How does one even acquire this?' one user asked.
'You didn't have to flex on us like this,' a different person wrote, while another said, 'Where do I get my Waffle House identification?'
'Respectfully, no… Waffle House IDs will not suffice as a Real ID alternative (sorry),' TSA replied
'That's the most American ID,' someone else stated.
Another admitted: 'I have never been so jealous of an internet stranger.'
Other comments read: 'This is an outrage. Waffle House trumps TSA all day every day,' and, 'This is your best tweet yet, @TSA.'
One X user replied by posting an image of a Blockbuster membership card, writing, 'Will this do?'
Cappucci followed up his post by writing: 'One of my greatest life accomplishments is being one of the only 90 people in this world that Waffle House follows.'
It comes after the TSA responded to travelers who attempted to use their Costco cards as valid ID at the airport.
US travelers are now required to have a federally approved REAL ID or passport to board a domestic flight, with a standard driver's license no longer cutting it.
Still, some hopeful vacationers believed their trusty Costco membership cards would be their golden ticket through security.
US travelers are now required to have a federally approved REAL ID or passport to board a domestic flight , with a standard driver's license no longer cutting it (stock image)
The TSA made it clear in a Facebook post this week that the membership card cannot act as a substitute.
'We love hotdogs and rotisserie chickens as much as the next person but please stop telling people their Costco card counts as REAL ID because it absolutely does not,' the agency wrote.
The TSA's response to the hilarious ID 'hack' sparked over 700 comments.
Many users were amused by the idea, while others insisted the Costco card should actually count as a valid form of ID.
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