Business Travel Tips

Last June 21, in the U.S., Transportation Security Administration (TSA) introduced its ID requirements for flyers.
TSA provided stats related to ID requirements over the period: Saturday, June 21-Wednesday, June 25:

- Total flyers: Approximately 10 million
- Flyers without ID: 1705 (.000017 of total flyers);
- Flyers denied access: 59 (.000005 of total passengers);
- Average wait time for identity verification or decision: 6.9 minutes.
(source)

In the effort to clear some of the misconceptions of the new requirements, TSA, in the case of forgetting to bring your id with you, says: “If you simply state you forgot your ID, we will work with you to verify your ID, you may undergo some additional screening and will be permitted to fly. On the other hand, if you do not cooperate and state that you’re not willing to show us your ID, you will not be permitted to fly.”

The stats show that of the 1705 flyers have shown up to security checkpoints without ID just 59 have not been allowed to fly.