[Sohcahtoa82]

> In response to 9/11, Congress had passed the REAL ID Act, requiring a new type of identification to board domestic flights [...] (It’s been postponed twice since then. The new deadline is now 2027, wink wink.)

For anyone reading this...this isn't true. It finally actually went into effect on May 7, 2025.

EDIT: I HAVE witnessed someone at a TSA checkpoint at an airport get turned away because they didn't have a REAL ID.

[dragonwriter]

The final rule on REAL ID published earlier this year announced a 2-year phased implementation option for federal agencies. There were some indications at the that TSA intended to use that option for air travel, though no information on specific phased implementation plans was ever released, and the full enforcement at the May 7 date was implemented. This is probably the source of confusion (though such a basic fact, 5 months after the full enforcement date, should not have been missed.)

[adastra22]

Yes I just traveled domestically. Real ID was required.

[testing22321]

Does a passport still work?

[kstrauser]

Yes.