Business Travel Tips

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) replied to a USA Today story published August 13 about passengers without identification who cooperate in establishing their identity at airport checkpoints.

The newspaper titled its article: “Fliers without ID placed on TSA list

TSA says on its blog:
“The story gives the public the impression they might be put on a “list” if they forget their ID. That is false.
Passengers whose identity is confirmed will not be added to any watch list or face additional scrutiny during future checkpoint visits.
[…] On June 21 enhanced identification requirements went into effect and passengers now have to be positively identified before proceeding past the checkpoint. This makes sense because our law enforcement and intelligence partners go to great lengths to identify people planning attacks on aircraft. It is our obligation to stop them once they have been identified.”