Time is up: Starting Wednesday, most U.S. travelers without a passport will be required to have a REAL ID to board domestic flights. ⁠ ⁠ After more than a decade of warning this day would come, the Transportation Security Administration says every flier over the age of 18 will be expected to have the security-enhanced REAL ID or an approved alternative to pass through airport security checkpoints. ⁠ ⁠ If they don’t, they will face extra scrutiny at the airport, though still be allowed to fly, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday. ⁠ ⁠ “We intend to follow the law,” Noem told lawmakers during a House committee hearing. Still, “we will make sure that it is as seamless as possible and that travelers will get to stay on their intended itinerary.”⁠ ⁠ Government officials anticipate some air travelers won’t have REAL ID-compliant identification on them. As of April, 81% of travelers at TSA checkpoints were presenting a state-issued REAL ID or other acceptable identification, according to the TSA. ⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ Photo: Megan Varner/Reuters