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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced Monday that airport travelers without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee starting Feb. 1.
That fee will allow those travelers to still go through security through a separate identification system called TSA Confirm.ID.
Some travelers at Logan Airport said this might motivate those still without a REAL ID to finally get one.
“If you’re going to pay $45, why don’t you just go get your REAL ID,” one passenger told WBZ NewsRadio.
TSA said more than 94% of passengers already use their REAL ID or other acceptable forms of identification.
“I can see people just not wanting to go to the RMV and paying 45 bucks and going that route,” another traveler said.
The agency also said that the separate checkpoint will likely experience longer wait times.
“The reality is you’re going to have to pay to play,” another Logan traveler said. “They’ve had plenty of opportunity, in my opinion, to get this done. And if you couldn’t get it done for whatever reason, then you’d just have to pony up.”
WBZ NewsRadio's Kyle Bray (@KyleBrayWBZ) reports.