- Posted November 12, 2025
More than 1,200 flights were canceled across the U.S. on Tuesday as the impact of the ongoing government shutdown…
Department of Motor Vehicles
(NEW YORK) — As more Americans return to the skies for trips across the county, federal and state officials are sounding the alarm about a looming deadline that could potentially ground tens of million flyers.
Starting Oct. 1, any flyer over 18 will need to have a REAL ID-issued driver’s license or another federally approved identification card if they are going to fly domestically. The regulation was put in place in 2005 to ensure travelers’ identity in light of the 9/11 attacks, according to the Department of Homeland Security, but only recently did all 50 states come