The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a major change to security checks at 10 airports across the country.
The administration shared that it would be adding a new expedited lane and discounts ‘to enhance the travel experience for members of the U.S. military community,’ per PR Newswire.
Gold Star families – those who have lost a loved one in military service – will also now have TSA PreCheck fees waived.
Additionally, TSA will now offer a $25 discount on TSA PreCheck enrollment for spouses of military and uniformed service members.
The change will go into affect at some airports on Tuesday, July 1, and is part of the ‘Serve with Honor, Travel with Ease’ initiative.
Ahead of the changes, Ha Nguyen McNeill, TSA’s Acting Administrator, explained how they will make it easier for the military community to travel efficiently.
‘This Independence Day and beyond, TSA reaffirms its commitment to ease travel for the military community through its TSA PreCheck program by providing it free to Gold Star families, discounting it for military spouses and creating expedited lanes for service members,’ she said, according to the publication.
‘By expanding access, easing enrollment, and partnering with our TSA PreCheck enrollment providers and industry partners, we strive to honor those who serve and the families who stand beside them.’
The Transportation Security Administration has announced a major change to security checks at 10 airports across the country (stock image)
To make things as accessible as possible, TSA PreCheck is hosting mobile enrollment events near major US military locations.
The new lanes will be implemented at 10 American airports in cities including: San Antonio, Texas, Anchorage, Alaska, Atlanta, Georgia, Austin, Texas, Colorado Springs, Colorado, El Paso, Texas, Fayetteville, North Carolina, Nashville, Tennessee, San Diego, California, and Seattle, Washington.
In other airport news, TSA was recently forced to issue a hilarious statement about which ID cards qualify as official identification while traveling.
It came after a user on X, formerly known as Twitter, posted a picture of a bright yellow Waffle House customer card with the caption, ‘TSA might want REAL ID, but I have the realest ID.’
It read ‘Matthew Cappucci, Meteorologist,’ with an American flag in the right corner.
The post amassed over 2.2 million views and thousands of replies – including one from the official TSA account.
‘Respectfully, no… Waffle House IDs will not suffice as a Real ID alternative (sorry),’ the organization’s comical response read.
People all across the globe were entertained by the post and TSA’s involvement.
The administration shared that it would be adding a new expedited lane and discounts ‘to enhance the travel experience for members of the U.S. military community’ (stock image)
The new lanes will be implemented at 10 American airports in cities including: San Antonio, Atlanta, Austin, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Nashville, San Diego, and Seattle (stock image)
‘How does one even acquire this?’ one user asked.
‘You didn’t have to flex on us like this,’ a different person wrote, while another said, ‘Where do I get my Waffle House identification?’
Cappucci followed up his post by writing: ‘One of my greatest life accomplishments is being one of the only 90 people in this world that Waffle House follows.’
TSA has also responded to travelers who attempted to use their Costco cards as valid ID at the airport.
US travelers are now required to have a federally approved REAL ID or passport to board a domestic flight, with a standard driver’s license no longer cutting it.
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