TSA Warns Travelers to Expect Possible Airport Delays
The deadline when passengers will need a REAL ID to travel is looming, and the TSA is warning that travelers could face delays at airports when it arrives on May 7, 2025.
TSA spokesperson Lorie Dankers told Fox News Digital that about "81% of the public is ready for REAL ID enforcement." But that leaves 19% that isn't.
Asked by Fox News Digital how this would affect travel times, Dankers said, "If you do the math, the reasonable response would be to arrive early."
"The length of the delay travelers experience will be determined by the number of other travelers who do not have a REAL ID-compliant credential, or another form of identification accepted by TSA," the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) "reminded the public that starting Wednesday, May 7, 2025, every air traveler 18 years of age and older will need to have a REAL ID-compliant state-issued driver's license, instruction permit or identification card or another acceptable form of ID to board a U.S. commercial aircraft," a TSA news release says.
"Once enforcement begins, passengers who present a state-issued identification that is not REAL ID-compliant and who do not have another acceptable form of photo identification can expect to face delays, additional screening and the possibility of not being permitted into the security checkpoint, if their identity cannot be verified," TSA noted.
TSA has released details about traveling after May 7, noting, "If you are not sure if your ID complies with REAL ID, check with your state department of motor vehicles. A temporary driver's license is not an acceptable form of identification."
There are alternatives, though. "Passengers traveling after this enforcement deadline should either travel with an acceptable alternative form of ID, like a passport, or enroll for a state-issued REAL ID through their state DMV offices," TSA noted.
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