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TSA's New $45 Fee at U.S. Airports Unfairly Punishes Families in the Fine Print

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15 points stn8188 | 1 comments | 03 Dec 25 18:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.21s | source
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cmeacham98 ◴[03 Dec 25 18:45 UTC] No.46138307[source]▶
Am I missing something obvious? What's the "fine print" that punishes a family of 4 more than a group of 4 friends?

I can't find that information anywhere in the article despite it being the entire point of the headline.

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1. evanelias ◴[03 Dec 25 19:42 UTC] No.46139019[source]▶
It's just a terrible article. The primary example doesn't even make sense, since the fee only applies to those aged 18+. Basically if your "family of four" is entirely adults, and none of you ever bothered to get Real ID, and your vacation is 11+ days long, then you have to pay the per-adult fee eight times instead of four... big deal.

I am assuming this is just AI slop, given that it is needlessly 1700 words, including redundancies like "who spoke on condition of anonymity—their name is therefore off the record". Plus this gem of a final sentence regurgitating the lede and entire point of the article: "The upcoming fee will likely shift that figure even higher by February next year, when travelers without a REAL ID or a passport will have to shell out $45 when passing through airport security."