Select LAX terminals accepting California mobile IDs
Travelers with the California DMV wallet app on their smartphones can use it for ID verification at select terminals at Los Angeles International Airport. The new addition comes just in time for end-of-the-year holiday travel.
The Transportation Security Administration at LAX announced the news on Friday.
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Holiday travelers going through terminals 3 and 7 at LAX can use the mobile app to verify their identity by following these steps:
Open “show my mDL” on the app
Scan the QR code
Have your photo taken
A TSA officer will then verify your image and information match. TSA announced that the photos taken will “never be stored or used for any other purpose than immediate identity verification.”
The mobile ID verification process isn’t a requirement, so those who prefer not to do it can opt-out. Travelers should continue to carry their physical driver’s license or photo ID, a news release said.
The Automobile Club of Southern California projects 9.5 million people in the Golden State will travel over the 10-day year holiday period, 829,000 by air. This represents a 3% increase over 2022 and 2.2% over 2019.
The American Automobile Association projects 115.2 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home, 7.5 million by air – a 2.2% increase.
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Travelers interested in using mobile ID verification while traveling can download the CA DMV Wallet app for free on the App Store or Google Play.
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