Statewide Iowa (RI) — Iowans who yet haven’t upgraded to a Real ID with the gold star in the top right corner will have to pay a $45 fee at the airport if they want to fly, starting this Sunday.
Jessica Mayle, regional spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration, says passengers 18 and older who don’t have a Real ID or other acceptable form of government-issued ID will have to pay the fee through the TSA website before passing through a security checkpoint.
Mayle says if you don’t have a Real ID, you’ll have to verify you’ve paid the $45 online at TSA.gov before getting in the security line.
Travelers who show up at the airport without that receipt or an acceptable form of ID may miss their flight, unless they make the payment from a cellphone or laptop.
Mayle says more than 94 percent of travelers at TSA checkpoints nationwide already present an acceptable form of ID.
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