New $45 TSA fee now in effect for some travelers

Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID or another acceptable form of identification, such as a passport, are now subject to a $45 fee. It isn’t a penalty or a fine — it’s payment for non-compliant travelers to use the Transportation Security Administration’s new alternate identity verification option called ConfirmID. But the process takes extra time, and paying the fee doesn’t guarantee you’ll make your flight.