Stringent ID Requirements Enacted by TSA
PLEASE be sure and check your id BEFORE you purchase airline tickets or make reservations. Effective May 15, 2009, TSA requires that the name on the ticket MATCH the name on the id. For example, if the name on your id is SPICEY BEAR CVILLAIN, but you purchased your ticket as SPICY CVILLAIN, you WILL NOT be allowed to complete the screening process and board the aircraft. This new requirement comes from a 911 Commission recommendation. The second phase, which will be effective August 15, 2009, will require a ticket purchaser to include date of birth and gender. Why? TSA is taking over the comparison of passenger name against the "no fly list" and this will enhance the process by reducing the likelihood of a passenger being mistakenly identified as someone legitimately on the list.
TSA states that eventually they will allow small discrepancies (such as use of middle initial on one and not on the other), but in the meantime, BE CAREFUL! Check http://www.TSA.gov for the full story.
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