JetBlue at Cape Cod Gateway Airport. CapeCod.com
HYANNIS – After years of delays, REAL ID enforcement has begun.
Anyone traveling by airplane domestically or entering certain federal facilities will need a Registry-issued REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or ID, or alternately a valid passport.
Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said to a congressional panel on Tuesday that those without the ID can still fly for now but will be diverted to a different line with added steps.
The REAL ID program was first proposed after the September 11 terrorist attacks, with an initial adoption deadline of 2008.
The Massachusetts RMV said walk-in appointments will be accepted at all locations for REAL ID transactions as enforcement begins.
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