Getting a new driver's license after buying a ticket, but before flying: any issues?
May 19, 2023, 3:22 am
#1
Suspended
Original Poster
Join Date: Sep 2019
Posts: 2,094
Getting a new driver's license after buying a ticket, but before flying: any issues?
I booked a ticket, then got a new driver's license (in a new state) and have the flight (a domestic US one) tomorrow.
Will there be any issues?
I sense that the TSA and airlines just keep your full name in their databases, but not your driver's license state or number, so I sense that there is no issue with changing driver's licenses before a flight, but if anyone disagrees, I welcome any information.
Thanks!
Will there be any issues?
I sense that the TSA and airlines just keep your full name in their databases, but not your driver's license state or number, so I sense that there is no issue with changing driver's licenses before a flight, but if anyone disagrees, I welcome any information.
Thanks!
May 19, 2023, 6:29 am
#2
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: Non-Affiliated
Posts: 7,430
I booked a ticket, then got a new driver's license (in a new state) and have the flight (a domestic US one) tomorrow.
Will there be any issues?
I sense that the TSA and airlines just keep your full name in their databases, but not your driver's license state or number, so I sense that there is no issue with changing driver's licenses before a flight, but if anyone disagrees, I welcome any information.
Thanks!
Will there be any issues?
I sense that the TSA and airlines just keep your full name in their databases, but not your driver's license state or number, so I sense that there is no issue with changing driver's licenses before a flight, but if anyone disagrees, I welcome any information.
Thanks!
May 19, 2023, 7:25 am
#3
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: DAL
Posts: 1,447
“If your driver's license or state-issued ID expired on or after March 1, 2020, and you are unable to renew at your state driver’s license agency, you may still use it as acceptable identification at the checkpoint. TSA will accept expired driver’s licenses or state-issued ID a year after expiration. DHS has extended the REAL ID enforcement deadline to May 7, 2025. Learn more about REAL ID on TSA’s REAL ID webpage.”
May 19, 2023, 7:37 am
#4
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DFW
Programs: Non-Affiliated
Posts: 7,430
TSA will accept a license for one year after expiration TSA link
“If your driver's license or state-issued ID expired on or after March 1, 2020, and you are unable to renew at your state driver’s license agency, you may still use it as acceptable identification at the checkpoint. TSA will accept expired driver’s licenses or state-issued ID a year after expiration. DHS has extended the REAL ID enforcement deadline to May 7, 2025. Learn more about REAL ID on TSA’s REAL ID webpage.”
“If your driver's license or state-issued ID expired on or after March 1, 2020, and you are unable to renew at your state driver’s license agency, you may still use it as acceptable identification at the checkpoint. TSA will accept expired driver’s licenses or state-issued ID a year after expiration. DHS has extended the REAL ID enforcement deadline to May 7, 2025. Learn more about REAL ID on TSA’s REAL ID webpage.”
May 19, 2023, 7:39 am
#5
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Back in Reds Country (DAY/CVG). Previously: SEA & SAT.
Programs: DL PM 1MM, AA PLAT, UA Silver, Marriott Bonvoy Titanium
Posts: 10,346
I booked a ticket, then got a new driver's license (in a new state) and have the flight (a domestic US one) tomorrow.
Will there be any issues?
I sense that the TSA and airlines just keep your full name in their databases, but not your driver's license state or number, so I sense that there is no issue with changing driver's licenses before a flight, but if anyone disagrees, I welcome any information.
Thanks!
Will there be any issues?
I sense that the TSA and airlines just keep your full name in their databases, but not your driver's license state or number, so I sense that there is no issue with changing driver's licenses before a flight, but if anyone disagrees, I welcome any information.
Thanks!
May 19, 2023, 8:19 pm
#6
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2017
Programs: AS 75K, DL Silver, UA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Hyatt Discoverist, Marriott Platinum + LT Gold
Posts: 10,496
As long as an acceptable identification document; wouldn't even need to present a DL in the first place if you have another form of ID
I don't present my DL when flying domestic - mainly because my DL has my home address on it, and I lose/misplace stuff easily. Also don't use my passport traveling on domestic flights.
I don't present my DL when flying domestic - mainly because my DL has my home address on it, and I lose/misplace stuff easily. Also don't use my passport traveling on domestic flights.
May 19, 2023, 8:42 pm
#7
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Not here; there!
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 29,573