New TSA policy to charge passengers nearly $50 if they don't have acceptable ID

The Transportation Precaution Administration TSA will begin charging passengers if they show up at airport checkpoints without an acceptable form of identification such as a passport or Real ID The framework will be implemented starting Feb following a proposed rule published in the Federal Register that noted a previous amount of After careful review it was determined that the expenses for the new system and operational costs were higher than originally projected leading to an increase in the final fee according to senior TSA administrators NEW TSA APPROACH MAY CHARGE PASSENGERS WHO DO NOT HAVE ACCEPTABLE IDS AT CHECKPOINTSTravelers who do not have an acceptable form of identification will be able to go online to the TSA website to complete identification measures and pay the fee The rider then receives an email confirmation to present to the TSA officer prior to the checkpoint The process is predicted to take between and minutes but could take minutes or longer The confirmation will be valid for days from the day of passage the TSA explained CLICK HERE FOR MORE LIFESTYLE STORIESSenior TSA personnel recounted Fox News Digital the fee is nonrefundable and is not guaranteed Identity verification is essential to traveler safety because it keeps terrorists criminals and illegal aliens out of the skies and other domestic transportation systems such as rail mentioned Adam Stahl of the TSA If the TSA is unable to identify a tourist that individual will not be able to fly in order to keep the system safe If a traveler is in the checkpoint line without an ID that person will be removed from the queue to fill out the online verification process Ninety-four percent of travelers show up to the airport with an acceptable form of ID TEST YOURSELF WITH OUR LATEST LIFESTYLE QUIZSenior agents say they are working with airlines to help promote the effort in the booking process CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER The enforcement comes as Apple Wallet now stores digital passports for screening at -plus U S airports during domestic voyage