You Can Fly Without ID « KnowHR Blog

You Can Fly Without ID

Mar 24

For all you harried HR generalists out there who are waiting in security lines at airports around the country — put away your IDs. Or at least the next time you travel, know that you can get through security lines faster without ID. Here’s how.

(Um, there’s no law that says you have to have ID to fly on U.S. airplanes. They just started asking and we complied. “Surely you can’t be serious. I am serious, and don’t call me Shirley.”)

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Frank Roche

Frank started IFRACTAL over 7 years ago with Sarah Chambers. Together, they've created HR communications and HR software for some of the world's leading companies. Frank is also studying Flamenco guitar and origami.

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Melina says:

March 24, 2008 at 10:56 am

Great info! Thanks.

I realized that you can fly with 2 different names internationally last week when I purchased a ticket in my married name and realized my passport is in my old name. Thought it would be a problem, but no one batted an eyelash. (I did have an ID with my married name too) Not even an extra security check!

-Melina

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Frank Roche says:

March 24, 2008 at 3:13 pm

Wow, Melina, there’s proof right there. Or, they weren’t being very critical because you look like such an upstanding citizen.

Funny that I’ve flown so long showing ID now, I’ve kinda forgotten what it was like before they checked. (Yep, I’m old enough to remember that.)

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