New $45 TSA fee to go into effect Feb. 1. Will you have to pay it?
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Key Points:
- Starting February 1, the TSA will charge a $45 fee to adult travelers at U.S. airports who do not present an acceptable form of identification such as a REAL ID, passport, or military ID, more than doubling the initially proposed $18 fee.
- Approximately 2% of travelers at Portland International Airport, equating to hundreds daily, currently lack TSA-approved IDs and will be subject to this new fee for additional screening.
- The collected fees will fund a "modernized alternative identity verification program" aimed at confirming traveler identities without standard TSA-approved IDs.
- For Oregon residents, obtaining a REAL ID is more cost-effective than paying the TSA fee, with the REAL ID costing $30 plus the standard driver's license fees.
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