Having No REAL ID Will Cost You Real Money

(AP) – Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification are subject to a new fee starting Sunday. The non-refundable $45 charge isn’t a penalty or fine, but payment for non-compliant travelers to use the Transportation Security Administration’s new alternate identity verification option called ConfirmID. The process can take up to 30 minutes and doesn’t guarantee passengers will make their flight if their identity can’t be verified.