Comment on YSK: starting Feb. 1, passengers arriving at US airports nationwide without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification, such as a passport, will face a $45 fee

blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• foggy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Nearly 100% of people traveling domestically…?

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• Innerworld@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Previously you could just use a driver’s license for domestic flights without the fine.

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  • 3abas@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Not previously, currently. You still can, it just has to be “real id”.

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• 6nk06@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Who goes to the USA?

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  • lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    they fly a lot internally, also. sadly, they’re not exactly known for good railway.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      it’s also somewhat easier and faster to fly 3,000 miles than to take a train

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      • lurch@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Half of Woman Yelling At Cat meme captioned: No U!

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  • dan1101@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    People already in the USA

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• kbal@fedia.io ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  People old enough to remember when you didn't need any ID at all for domestic flights?

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  • thesohoriots@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Ah yes the good old days of seeing how close you could get to the airport before boarding time and watching everyone rippin’ butts in the terminal’s smoking area on their layover

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    • doingthestuff@lemy.lol ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m not going to lie, having a crowd of people waiting at the end of the deboarding tunnel for you was freaking awesome.

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• deranger@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I’d say a majority of Americans in any airport. I have a passport and never take mine, and I fly at least monthly.

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• kungen@feddit.nu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Lots of Americans traveling domestically. I was also in awe of that.

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  • EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I don’t like flying so I’m apt to drive even longer distances. Driving just a few states over (less than half the country) is often a 12-14 drive without stopping.

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• noxypaws@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  people who don’t need a passport to go to an airport?

  this is all new. none of this was required until VERY recently.

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• birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  People in the EU/EEA can fly within the EU using an European ID, rather than passport.

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  • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are you from the future? ;-)
    The European ID is still stuck in some suggestion phase, so you have to keep using the national IDs or passports for now.

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    • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s what I mean, yes. So what @VibeSurgeon@piefed.social said is right.

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      • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Guessed as much but wanted to make it clear (especially to the non-Europeans present here) that there is no such thing as a European ID (yet).

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    • VibeSurgeon@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I’m guessing they meant an ID card issued in a EU country

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      • Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Guessed so before, but the fact might not be so clear especially to non-Europeans.

        And as it is a somewhat important distinction, the correcting comment was needed here.

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