Flight passengers warn of ‘REAL ID apocalypse’ while others acknowledge Americans can still fly

The implementation of REAL ID arsenic of Wednesday, May 7, has immoderate Americans sharing their thoughts and concerns astir the caller question requirement. 

Even arsenic the TSA has had a "Be your REAL ID self" run and shared that idiosyncratic recognition "must beryllium a REAL ID to travel," immoderate passengers person noted the astir caller messaging astir the existent airdrome policy.

One Redditor said connected societal media, "Rhetoric has been dialed backmost connected the REAL ID situation."

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"Went from ‘must beryllium REAL ID compliant’ to ‘may beryllium taxable to further screening.’ Still spell retired and get your REAL IDs, people," work the post.

"OK, springiness maine the other screening then," joked different user.  

Non-compliant passengers whitethorn look other screening procedures arsenic of May 7 alternatively of outright formation denial, according to proscription authorities. (Fox News Digital)

Another added, "It’s successful everyone’s champion involvement to person a passport oregon REAL ID / different accepted documents."                                                       

A TSA spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "Passengers who contiguous a state-issued recognition that is not REAL ID compliant astatine TSA checkpoints and who bash not person different acceptable alternate signifier of ID volition beryllium notified of their non-compliance."

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"[They] whitethorn beryllium directed to a abstracted country and whitethorn person further screening," said the spokesperson.     

In a Reddit thread connected Tuesday titled, "REAL ID Apocalypse starts tomorrow" — referring to May 7 — users shared their thoughts.

Passengers who are non-compliant successful respect to REAL ID "may beryllium directed to a abstracted country and whitethorn person further screening," according to TSA. (Fox News Digital)

"They already said if you don't person a REAL ID you tin inactive spell through, you'll conscionable spell [have] a longer process," commented 1 user.

Another Redditor said, "I’m definite determination volition beryllium loopholes. Heck, I’ve seen radical alert with nary ID astatine all, conscionable other information checks."

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"Travelers person to usage an updated REAL ID licence oregon passport/passport paper erstwhile traveling and a ton of radical won’t person it," claimed 1 user.

One Redditor posted astir flying without a REAL ID saying, "Homeland Security main says travelers with nary REAL ID tin alert for now, but with apt other steps."

The REAL ID enforcement has begun arsenic of Wednesday, May 7. (Reuters/DC DMV)

On TSA’s website nether "REAL ID," the bureau lists what volition hap if a flyer does not contiguous either a REAL ID oregon different compliant identification.

"Passengers who contiguous a state-issued recognition that is not REAL ID compliant astatine TSA checkpoints and who bash not person different acceptable alternate signifier of ID volition beryllium notified of their non-compliance, whitethorn beryllium directed to a abstracted country and whitethorn person further screening," it states.

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Under the "security screening" information of the site, the bureau noted imaginable further screenings, specified arsenic a "pat-down screening."

"Additional information measures are successful spot from the clip you get to the airdrome until you get to your destination," it states.

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The bureau adds, "TSA adjusts processes and procedures to conscionable the evolving menace and to execute the highest levels of proscription security. Because of this, you whitethorn announcement changes successful our procedures from clip to time."