TSA Pre Check Question...
Oct 6, 2012, 7:19 pm
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TSA Pre Check Question...
I filled out info for TSA Pre Check. Question::if one is approved for Pre Check status at what point during the checkin process will I know if I have been selected to qualify for Pre Check for a particular fight? Status is bar coded and not visible to naked eye and one is not always selected to qualify for Pre Check. Any info appreciated.
Oct 6, 2012, 8:12 pm
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TSA Pre Check Question...
You'll find out if you've been selected at the security checkpoint (Pre Check line). The TSO will scan your barcode and that will let them know whether or not you're eligible.
Oct 6, 2012, 8:32 pm
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.... also be aware that TSA may shut down PreCheck for some days/times/flights -- making it a sort of gamble too.
Oct 6, 2012, 8:46 pm
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TSA PRE
Anyone know how to get into TSA Pre through the airlines, I'm 14 and fly a lot and TSA Pre would be really nice. I know that I could sign up on the TSA website, but that costs $100, and I have to go to an interview. Does anyone know how that airlines choose who gets selected, and or how to get invited through the airlines.
Oct 6, 2012, 9:20 pm
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Some airlines/hotel/credit card programs provide it free for their highest elite customers but either way you would need to go for an interview...
There are many discussions about TSA Pre-check throughout FT but most are in sub-forums for the specific airline...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ravellers.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...pre-check.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...bal-entry.html
There are many discussions about TSA Pre-check throughout FT but most are in sub-forums for the specific airline...
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/unite...ravellers.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/delta...pre-check.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/check...bal-entry.html
Oct 7, 2012, 6:44 pm
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And it's mid and highest tier elites, not just highest. I got the invitation a week after hitting PLT on AA.
Oct 7, 2012, 6:45 pm
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Check the AA PreCheck thread - there is loads of information there on how to decode the bar code and figure out if you're selected for your particular flight.
Oct 8, 2012, 1:41 am
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United allows anyone to sign up. Just go to their website, log into your Mileage Plus account, and become a member.
American and Delta do it by invitation only, for those who travel at least 25,000 miles a year from what I understand.
American and Delta do it by invitation only, for those who travel at least 25,000 miles a year from what I understand.
Oct 8, 2012, 7:22 am
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There are no data to suggest one is better than the other regarding precheck selection on any given day.
Oct 8, 2012, 8:38 am
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This is not true. You do not need to go for an interview if you are invited by the airline. The interview is only required by CBP for their program, which also gains you entry into PreCheck.
And it's mid and highest tier elites, not just highest. I got the invitation a week after hitting PLT on AA.
And it's mid and highest tier elites, not just highest. I got the invitation a week after hitting PLT on AA.
Bicostal has more comprehensive information.
@ tpallini:
When you say you "fly a lot", what do you mean? Generally, people invited through their airlines are if they are top 1-2 tiers of status. This is usually 50k-100k miles or more. If you're regularly spread out over multiple airlines (as your profile suggests), then you likely won't achieve status on a single airline. As a Platinum with United (75k+ miles), I was not invited. I did get free Global Entry, however, and received eligibility to precheck that way.
Last edited by gobluetwo; Oct 8, 2012 at 8:43 am
Oct 8, 2012, 12:55 pm
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That being said, you could also get it for only $50 by having NEXUS like I do. The only caveat is that interview locations are rather restricted (mainly in major US cities near Canada or Canadian airports with USCBP presence) compared to GE as it involves being interviewed by both US and Canadian immigration authorities. On the plus side, you also get GE gratis.
Oct 13, 2012, 9:47 am
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Look through the AA thread; there's some evidence that if you scan the barcode and see a "3" in a certain place that you will be eligible for that flight.
Oct 14, 2012, 5:47 pm
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Twice through ORD so far (once UA, once AA), registered everywhere, and no joy.
Needless to say, no one at the checkpoint has the slightest clue why or why not one gets this. Frustrating! If hardly anyone gets selected, and it seems like hardly anyone was while I watched the line, why bother devoting resources to it?
Needless to say, no one at the checkpoint has the slightest clue why or why not one gets this. Frustrating! If hardly anyone gets selected, and it seems like hardly anyone was while I watched the line, why bother devoting resources to it?