The TSA announced Monday that fliers who don't have an acceptable REAL ID or passport can pay a $45 fee and use Confirm.ID to verify their identities.

REAL ID-compliant IDs are now needed to board federally regulated commercial aircrafts, and if you don't have one, a fee is in your future.

The Transportation Security Administration will charge passengers a $45 fee starting Feb. 1, 2026, for arriving at airport checkpoints without proper ID.

Forgot your ID at home? Without an acceptable ID? The Transportation Security Administration will soon let you fly — for $45. The agency announced Monday that its upgraded Confirm.ID identity-verification system will be available at checkpoints starting ...

A rumored TSA charge for those flying without a REAL ID has become official, the agency announced. Here’s what to know about the new security fee.

U.S. flyers arriving at the airport without a REAL ID will be offered the option to pay $45 for an alternative process to prove their identities.

Airline passengers traveling without a REAL ID or a passport will have to pay a $45 fine starting Feb. 1. The Transportation Security Administration announced that anyone going through airport security checkpoints without the right type of ID will need to verify their identity through a biometric or biographic system.