Lines moved ‘efficiently,’ operations went ‘smooth’ during REAL ID rollout

Despite fears of chaos on the first day of the new real identity requirements, airports reported on Wednesday sailing on Wednesday, with no major operating disturbances, according to security officials.

“We haven’t seen long lines,” one of the passengers who arrived at Greenville Spartpurg Airport in South Carolina of Washington Dolis told a local correspondent. “It was a picnic in the garden.”

TSA Laurie Dunkers said in April that about 20 % of the audience still lacks the real compliance with the identity. When I was asked if this could affect travel times from Wednesday, she said it was “reasonable” expected that travelers would need to reach early.

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“I am very concerned that there will be long lines and confusion is a lot of confusion,” added Henry Hartfield, a travel analyst and head of the Air Research Group, in the comments on Travel on Travel Points. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia International Airport urged to reach two and a half hours early for local flights on Wednesday.

However, correspondents at various airports throughout the country found that the delay they feared had never been fruitful, and that waiting times were minimal. Airport and security officials confirmed their reports.

“We are pleased to share that TSA lines are moving efficiently,” Nashville International Airport said on Wednesday. “The smooth operations this morning,” said Baltimore Washington International Airport.

“Smooth” operations have been reported by both airports and security officials. There was an increase in the presence of internal security officials in Hartsfeld Jackson in Atlanta, but no complaints were reported to the Fox News journalist on the ground of the passengers.

Internal security officers in Atlanta Hartfield Jackson, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. On Wednesday, it was the first day when the real knowledge was required for Americans who wanted to fly. (Robin Rayne For Fox News Digital)

Travelers on social media and in news reports shared stories about security at the airport without a real identity, or the equivalent equivalent such as the passport, which federal officials indicated that it will be possible with an additional offer before the start of Wednesday.

I have been given many passengers who do not agree with identifying a compatible identity, indicating that their knowledge was not compatible with the identity, and they must expect a delay the next time they travel if they do not have one.

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Passengers are lined up for a security checkpoint at Atlanta Hartfield-Jackson airport, on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Robin Rayne For Fox News Digital)

The requirements of the true identity of the federal government are two decades and have faced many delay over the years.

The law arose from the concerns that Federal officials have long had about identifying a false identity, but it gained momentum and was laid off after the September 11 attacks.

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“We will keep the real knowledge more secure. It gives us more information so that we know who travels on federal transportation systems and airlines of our airlines,” Interior Security Minister Christie sleep said on Wednesday in a video from Washington International Airport.

“Thank you everyone for all your cooperation, and we look forward to making America safer in following our federal law.”