REAL ID requirement deadline for flights arrives after 20 years—
May 6 (UPI) — Nearly 20 years after the passage of the REAL ID Act, the deadline to update to a compliant identification card arrives on Wednesday.
About 81% of U.S. travelers who come to Transportation Security Administration checkpoints currently possess a state-issued REAL ID or acceptable form of identification, such as a passport, a TSA spokesperson told UPI.
After Wednesday’s deadline, airline travelers who do not present a compliant form of identification will be asked to pass through additional security screenings to board a plane.
