{"id":18871,"date":"2017-10-27T17:25:40","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T17:25:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogbox.indianeagle.com\/?p=18871"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:08:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T13:08:52","slug":"new-tsa-rules-domestic-flights-within-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/new-tsa-rules-domestic-flights-within-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"REAL ID Act 2005 to Affect Domestic Travel for Residents of These Nine US States in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"
Is a passport needed for domestic flights within USA? Yes, if you are from Washington, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maine, Montana, or South Carolina<\/strong>. Driver\u2019s license, a most common form of identification, will be a pass\u00e9 for residents of these nine US states to get through airport security even for domestic travel within USA, starting January 22, 2018.<\/p>\n Washington, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Maine, Montana and South Carolina currently do not issue state ID cards and driver\u2019s licenses in compliance with the REAL ID Act of 2005<\/strong>, which came to ensure safer air travel with the country after the 9\/11 attack, and which requires the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents to accept only federally approved ID cards compliant with the government\u2019s minimum security requirements.<\/p>\n