rankourabu

oh what do they say about assuming...... now you can designate yourself as an expert in all travel related


http://www.tsa.gov/traveler-information/acceptable-ids

Acceptable IDs include:

U.S. passport
U.S. passport card
DHS "Trusted Traveler" cards (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI, FAST)
U.S. Military ID (active duty or retired military and their dependents, and DOD civilians)
Permanent Resident Card
Border Crossing Card
DHS-designated enhanced driver's license
Driver's Licenses or other state photo identity cards issued by Department of Motor Vehicles (or equivalent)
Native American Tribal Photo ID
HSPD-12 PIV Card
An airline or airport-issued ID (if issued under a TSA-approved security plan)
A foreign government-issued passport
Canadian provincial driver's license or Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) card
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)


I would actually love to rock up to a TSA agent with a Canadian INAC card

HerpaYvr

Love NEXUS and GE works great for me ^

Once in a while a newby TSA agent (Toilet Safety Association) gets confused and asks what my Nexus card is and I always say, it was covered in your training, get your supervisor if you need further coaching!

When I flew last year on UA from LAX T6 to SEA I used my Nexus number when I OLCI and went through the precheck at T6. It was fast and simple. Never out of T2 or on any AC flights

When TSA bring their rolling cart to the gates for those spot checks, I always go through the further lane and always avoid eye contact.

I do not like the TSA. I don' t think they like me either!

ffsim

Forgive me, but why???

I've had to present my passport in tons of places from hotels around the world to nightclubs in the US where they refused to accept my QC DL. Why make such a fuss? It's a form of ID after all...

rankourabu

because once I had a TSA smurf flip thru my passport and make stupid comments about the many arabic looking stamps in it and ask stupid questions, to which I dont have to reply. I asked him, are you US Customs, just verify the name, and he growled and sent me on my way.

Remember these people are not US law enforcement, and cannot request your passport if you have any of the valid IDs referenced.

WR Cage

Every example quoted here was from the TSA project that occurred after US Thanksgiving. The TSA project involved testing the max throughput of TSA Precheck and involved sending large quantities of regular pax through the TSA precheck lines. This project was talked about extensively on the travel security and safety forums.

This project was scheduled to end in January

Now the accountant in me thinks the project is in some way connected to the US gov't shut down and budget wars going on in Congress. That is someone is pushing for max efficiency at Preboard screening so the TSA folks are letting max people through and seeing what happens to the required staffing levels.

flyquiet

I must be an anomaly. I usually thoroughly enjoy the TSA. Since I usually am not randomed for pre-check given my AC boarding pass, I am doomed to the regular line, and when my stuff's in the conveyor belt and they beckon me into the naked scanner, I gesture that I want a pat down, and so they make me stand on a spot while they find a lady, then we walk to pick up all of my bins, then we go stand in a spot and she asks if I know what is going to happen, etc. and before they touch they ask if anything is hurting (and my response may be "I ran a half marathon yesterday, so, guess", but when I'd just had surgery they were very compassionate). They always offer a private screening location, which I always waive. Maybe my life needs more trips on AC610, but it's kind of soothing, and they seem to be pleasant conversationalists if you're friendly to them. Maybe it is like the dragons, where people are so hostile usually that they inordinately appreciate people who treat them as human beings. One of them saw me heading for the "wrong" train after concluding my screening, and chased after to let me know. I reassured her I was just after the free wine in the UC and knew how to get back to my gate after. The program they're delivering and them as people are two different things.

FlyerGoldII

I am confused about this thread. Per the TSA web site, only airlines which allow for TSA precheck are about 9 (soon to become 8 - with the merger of AA and US) US-based ones which one flies.

I do not believe that means that UA codeshared on AC would qualify; I suspect that AC codeshared on UA would qualify (or is it the other way around).

ffsim

Fair enough. TBH I've never had a TSA "smurf" flip to anything other than the ID page of my passport.

See post 50

canadiancow

I had TSA reject my NEXUS card, which says it's issued by the US, and accept my Ontario DL

In BQN (Puerto Rico), TSA went through my whole passport. They intensely scrutinized the I-94. I wanted to say "You're not an immigration officer", but I wanted to catch my flight more

FlyerGoldII

I will be travelling in February - first on US back to Canada (let us see if with my nexus I do get a PreCheck status on my boarding pass in San Diego) - and then on AC from MCO. Based upon what you are saying, I may get the precheck the first time, but probably not the second time?

YYBGrinder

Most of these experiences for me, are out of MSY. I swear, as much as I love the city, the staff at the airport here are probably the worst I've seen.

And I am aware that the DL is acceptable per TSA regulations, it's just that half the people that work for TSA here, aren't. To me it's easier to spend a minute or two rummaging in my bag to grab my passport than it is to explain the situation to someone who has a clue.

ffsim

I recently flew on US back to Canada. If you've entered your Nexus ID in your booking, yes, you'll get PreCheck access. It's the only time I've managed to use it and it's very convenient.

bizorbetter

Be sure that you have entered all the pertinent info into the US account including your full name as it appears on your nexus as well as your KTN otherwise you will not get the infamous three beeps.

For the AC flight from MCO i'd say the chances are zero unless you get randomly pulled into that line after the TSA checkpoint

flyquiet

But departing MCO on AC, no Precheck.

CCFP

Thanks for all the speculation. Flew today and here's the answer.

There is a priority check in at the AC desk for business class / E /SE. AC contracts check-in to OGG airport staff who insist on using the "self check-in counter" screens for you. Most have never seen a NEXUS card (which I admittedly assume, based on their questions "What's a NEXUS card?") and insist on a passport until I used my elite card to check in. They then press "passport" by habit when the option to proceed with NEXUS or Passport is offered.

There was NO priority / business class TSA security line.

There IS a TSA pre-check line, but even if you have nexus and have entered your NEXUS info into your APIS before flying, you are not allowed to use it when flying with AC because AC is not one of the participating airlines listed in the press release I linked above.

Oh and since we're on a roll, there's no *A or priority pass lounge either.

Hope this helps.