Passengers without Real IDs can still fly if they pay a $45 fee, which covers the cost of additional identity verification screening.

Starting Sunday, Feb. 1, airline passengers 18 and older who don’t have a Real ID or other acceptable from of government-issued identification will need to pay a $45 fee to confirm their identity before being allowed to pass through security checkpoints and board their flights.

A federal law requiring Americans to present a Real ID or another accepted form of identification to fly within the United States will soon take effect following nearly two decades of deadlines and extensions. Under the Real ID Act, beginning May 7 ...

With the deadline for obtaining a REAL ID just one week away, some who are wary of making the change or who have already done so and now regret their decision may be asking if they can return to alternative forms of ID. For many across the country, the ...