Ah yes the good old days of seeing how close you could get to the airport before boarding time and watching everyone rippin’ butts in the terminal’s smoking area on their layover
I don’t like flying so I’m apt to drive even longer distances. Driving just a few states over (less than half the country) is often a 12-14 hour drive without stopping.
After a couple of those drives you’ll be in less awe of all the flying lol
Who goes to an airport without a passport?
people who don’t need a passport to go to an airport?
this is all new. none of this was required until VERY recently.
Nearly 100% of people traveling domestically…?
Previously you could just use a driver’s license for domestic flights without the fine.
Not previously, currently. You still can, it just has to be “real id”.
Who goes to the USA?
People already in the USA
they fly a lot internally, also. sadly, they’re not exactly known for good railway.
it’s also somewhat easier and faster to fly 3,000 miles than to take a train
People old enough to remember when you didn’t need any ID at all for domestic flights?
Ah yes the good old days of seeing how close you could get to the airport before boarding time and watching everyone rippin’ butts in the terminal’s smoking area on their layover
I’m not going to lie, having a crowd of people waiting at the end of the deboarding tunnel for you was freaking awesome.
A majority of Americans in any US airport. I have a passport and never take mine, and I fly at least monthly.
Lots of Americans traveling domestically. I was also in awe of that.
I don’t like flying so I’m apt to drive even longer distances. Driving just a few states over (less than half the country) is often a 12-14 hour drive without stopping.
After a couple of those drives you’ll be in less awe of all the flying lol
People in the EU/EEA can fly within the EU using an European ID, rather than passport.
Are you from the future? ;-)
The European ID is still stuck in some suggestion phase, so you have to keep using the national IDs or passports for now.
That’s what I mean, yes. So what @VibeSurgeon@piefed.social said is right.
Guessed as much but wanted to make it clear (especially to the non-Europeans present here) that there is no such thing as a European ID (yet).
I’m guessing they meant an ID card issued in an EU country
Guessed so before, but the fact might not be so clear especially to non-Europeans.
And as it is a somewhat important distinction, the correcting comment was needed here.