The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) entered a social media debate this week by clarifying that the Waffle House ...

The TSA is clarifying that one type of identification — a Costco membership card — is in fact not a valid form of Real ID ...

It comes after TSA responded to claims that passengers could use a Costco membership card as a proper substitute for a RealID.

The TSA is reminding travelers that Costco cards do not count as REAL IDs. ‘We love hotdogs and rotisserie chickens as much as the next person but please stop telling people their Costco card counts ...

TSA's official X account posted that the Southern fast food chain's card "respectfully" will not work in place of REAL IDs ...

The Transportation Security Administration does not want domestic flyers to try using their Costco cards in lieu of the ...

Weapons and four letters on your boarding pass could get you held up at TSA. As TSA expects to screen more than 18.5 million ...

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration is warning travelers of an important piece of airport protocol: Costco membership cards do not count as REAL ID.

Costco cards good for 'hot dogs & rotisserie chickens,' not airports, TSA says The deadline for travelers to obtain a Real ID for domestic flights and accessing federal facilities was May 7.

The Costco confusion has likely only affected a small number of air travelers, as 93% of fliers who show up at the airport have a valid Real ID, the TSA said in late May.

Your Costco card grants you access to a lot of deals and discounts, but don't expect it to help when going through TSA at the airport.

TSA warns that Costco cards are not acceptable forms of ID 00:45. Travelers who are headed to airports and hoping to use their Costco membership cards in place of Real IDs are out of luck.