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TSA's New $45 Fee at U.S. Airports Unfairly Punishes Families in the Fine Print

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Re: TSA's New $45 Fee at U.S. Airports Unfairly Punishes Families in the Fine Print

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Post by stn8188 »

I think this was already discussed recently, but I find this quote in the article very interesting:

"Passengers don't listen, a lot of them think the TSA is a joke. The fines are a way to enforce the rules for the REAL ID," the former TSA officer told TheTravel.

I've got one very concrete reason why I do think the TSA is a joke. They list a Veterans Affairs health ID card as valid ID even after this new Real ID rule. Despite that, I was forced to go thru "extra screening" in Austin because a bunch of agents were not aware of this (even though I had a print out of the website). Even in the TSA press release announcing this new fee still lists the VA ID as sufficient, but I'll forever just recall the complete lack of professionalism and knowledge of these agents.

Re: TSA's New $45 Fee at U.S. Airports Unfairly Punishes Families in the Fine Print

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Post by Vaslo »

ChrisArchitect wrote: post #2

Related (fixed link): US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46115731

You linked the wrong article - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46136901 takes you to a steam article

Re: TSA's New $45 Fee at U.S. Airports Unfairly Punishes Families in the Fine Print

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Post by neogodless »

ChrisArchitect wrote: post #2

Related (fixed link): US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46115731

Not the correct link. Presumably you meant:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46115731 US air travelers without REAL IDs will be charged a $45 fee (apnews.com)

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Re: TSA's New $45 Fee at U.S. Airports Unfairly Punishes Families in the Fine Print

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Post by petcat »

stn8188 wrote: post #3

I think this was already discussed recently, but I find this quote in the article very interesting: "Passengers don't listen, a lot of them think the TSA is a joke. The fines are a way to enforce the rules for the REAL ID," the former TSA officer told TheTravel. I've got one very concrete reason why I do think the TSA is a joke. They list a Veterans Affairs health ID card as valid ID even after this new Real ID rule.…

How can a VA health ID card be considered a valid ID? Maybe a supplemental ID, but I can't imagine it would be allowed as a primary ID for TSA screening.

Re: TSA's New $45 Fee at U.S. Airports Unfairly Punishes Families in the Fine Print

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Post by stn8188 »

petcat wrote: post #6
stn8188 wrote: post #3

I think this was already discussed recently, but I find this quote in the article very interesting: "Passengers don't listen, a lot of them think the TSA is a joke. The fines are a way to enforce the rules for the REAL ID," the former TSA officer told TheTravel. I've got one very concrete reason why I do think the TSA is a joke. They list a Veterans Affairs health ID card as valid ID even after this new Real ID rule.…

How can a VA health ID card be considered a valid ID? Maybe a supplemental ID, but I can't imagine it would be allowed as a primary ID for TSA screening.

I was surprised too, but since I have one I figured I'd use it (before I got the Real ID). It's listed as "Veteran Health Identification Card (VHIC)" on https://www.tsa.gov/travel/security-screening/identification

The VA recently gave out more recent ID cards that seem more detailed than the older ones.

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