The Transportation Security Administration is pursuing a new approach to allowing people to access flights without proper identification.
“TSA will use the individual’s biographic and/or biometric information to verify identity and match the individual to their Secure Flight watch list result,” reads a notice filed Wednesday in the Federal Register.
Such an approach would streamline the entry process for passengers as the Federal Aviation Administration pursues its own modernization effort. Passengers under the TSA proposal would have to pay a non-refundable $18 fee to access the proposed program, which would not guarantee access to controlled areas.
The TSA, which is ...