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Travelers without REAL ID-compliant licenses can pay a $45 TSA ConfirmID fee for identity verification before screening, but payment does not guarantee passage and must be completed online before arriving at the airport.
Potential Tropical Cyclone Nine is expected to become Imelda as it nears the Bahamas, and a Fujiwhara tug-of-war with Humberto is keeping the Southeast's early-week forecast — plus flight waivers and cruise itineraries — in flux.
The CT scanners now running at many US checkpoints have lane openings of about 24.5 by 16.5 inches. A rollaboard packed past its published dimensions can be wider than that — and the difference is usually paid in the security line, not at the gate.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy blamed a failed communications switch and a construction-cut backup fiber at the FAA’s Philadelphia center for Monday’s Northeast air-traffic blackout, as airlines canceled nearly 100 more flights Tuesday with planes and crews still out of position.
Southwest Airlines added six Denver–Reagan National round trips during congressional shuttle week as lawmakers shuttle between Colorado district work and Capitol votes, tapping beyond-perimeter slot waivers while DCA security lines lengthen.
Amtrak added Philadelphia–Boston Acela departures on weekday mornings and late afternoons to absorb fall conference travel after corporate bookings on the Northeast Corridor outpaced pre-pandemic levels on key Tuesdays.
