Feb 9, 2024, 12:35 am
Recent experiences with SSSS for the UA traveler?
Jul 13, 2021, 7:51 am
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Recent unusual data point.
Flying BER-STR-FRA-ORD-DAY yesterday. One-way award, everything in business class except ORD->DAY UAX flight.
(Unusual routing, but I wanted to stay all in Germany until the USA flight, just in case COVID caused any hiccups on intra-Europe border crossings).
All was fine until I went through the "Document check" in FRA, when I received the SSSS. Secondary screening was pretty mild, just swab of my belt/clothes and a check of my shoes.
Unusual part is that after I cleared the secondary, I could not get my TSA PreCheck on the final flight of ORD-DAY. I tried the usual method of checking back in for the flight. Checked to make sure my KTN was still on the record. No dice.
Even had an agent at ORD look at the record, refresh my KTN, check me back in, etc. Nothing worked.
Checking in for domestic travel tomorrow, and TSA precheck is back.
Writing it off to a glitch, but curious if anyone has recent data points of getting PreCheck back after an SSSS event.
Flying BER-STR-FRA-ORD-DAY yesterday. One-way award, everything in business class except ORD->DAY UAX flight.
(Unusual routing, but I wanted to stay all in Germany until the USA flight, just in case COVID caused any hiccups on intra-Europe border crossings).
All was fine until I went through the "Document check" in FRA, when I received the SSSS. Secondary screening was pretty mild, just swab of my belt/clothes and a check of my shoes.
Unusual part is that after I cleared the secondary, I could not get my TSA PreCheck on the final flight of ORD-DAY. I tried the usual method of checking back in for the flight. Checked to make sure my KTN was still on the record. No dice.
Even had an agent at ORD look at the record, refresh my KTN, check me back in, etc. Nothing worked.
Checking in for domestic travel tomorrow, and TSA precheck is back.
Writing it off to a glitch, but curious if anyone has recent data points of getting PreCheck back after an SSSS event.
Jul 13, 2021, 8:50 am
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Recent unusual data point.
Flying BER-STR-FRA-ORD-DAY yesterday. One-way award, everything in business class except ORD->DAY UAX flight.
(Unusual routing, but I wanted to stay all in Germany until the USA flight, just in case COVID caused any hiccups on intra-Europe border crossings).
All was fine until I went through the "Document check" in FRA, when I received the SSSS. Secondary screening was pretty mild, just swab of my belt/clothes and a check of my shoes.
Unusual part is that after I cleared the secondary, I could not get my TSA PreCheck on the final flight of ORD-DAY. I tried the usual method of checking back in for the flight. Checked to make sure my KTN was still on the record. No dice.
Even had an agent at ORD look at the record, refresh my KTN, check me back in, etc. Nothing worked.
Checking in for domestic travel tomorrow, and TSA precheck is back.
Writing it off to a glitch, but curious if anyone has recent data points of getting PreCheck back after an SSSS event.
Flying BER-STR-FRA-ORD-DAY yesterday. One-way award, everything in business class except ORD->DAY UAX flight.
(Unusual routing, but I wanted to stay all in Germany until the USA flight, just in case COVID caused any hiccups on intra-Europe border crossings).
All was fine until I went through the "Document check" in FRA, when I received the SSSS. Secondary screening was pretty mild, just swab of my belt/clothes and a check of my shoes.
Unusual part is that after I cleared the secondary, I could not get my TSA PreCheck on the final flight of ORD-DAY. I tried the usual method of checking back in for the flight. Checked to make sure my KTN was still on the record. No dice.
Even had an agent at ORD look at the record, refresh my KTN, check me back in, etc. Nothing worked.
Checking in for domestic travel tomorrow, and TSA precheck is back.
Writing it off to a glitch, but curious if anyone has recent data points of getting PreCheck back after an SSSS event.
Jul 13, 2021, 8:55 am
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Recent unusual data point.
Flying BER-STR-FRA-ORD-DAY yesterday. One-way award, everything in business class except ORD->DAY UAX flight.
(Unusual routing, but I wanted to stay all in Germany until the USA flight, just in case COVID caused any hiccups on intra-Europe border crossings).
All was fine until I went through the "Document check" in FRA, when I received the SSSS. Secondary screening was pretty mild, just swab of my belt/clothes and a check of my shoes.
Unusual part is that after I cleared the secondary, I could not get my TSA PreCheck on the final flight of ORD-DAY. I tried the usual method of checking back in for the flight. Checked to make sure my KTN was still on the record. No dice.
Even had an agent at ORD look at the record, refresh my KTN, check me back in, etc. Nothing worked.
Checking in for domestic travel tomorrow, and TSA precheck is back.
Writing it off to a glitch, but curious if anyone has recent data points of getting PreCheck back after an SSSS event.
Flying BER-STR-FRA-ORD-DAY yesterday. One-way award, everything in business class except ORD->DAY UAX flight.
(Unusual routing, but I wanted to stay all in Germany until the USA flight, just in case COVID caused any hiccups on intra-Europe border crossings).
All was fine until I went through the "Document check" in FRA, when I received the SSSS. Secondary screening was pretty mild, just swab of my belt/clothes and a check of my shoes.
Unusual part is that after I cleared the secondary, I could not get my TSA PreCheck on the final flight of ORD-DAY. I tried the usual method of checking back in for the flight. Checked to make sure my KTN was still on the record. No dice.
Even had an agent at ORD look at the record, refresh my KTN, check me back in, etc. Nothing worked.
Checking in for domestic travel tomorrow, and TSA precheck is back.
Writing it off to a glitch, but curious if anyone has recent data points of getting PreCheck back after an SSSS event.
When you get SSSS on an international segment, all expedited checks are cancelled for those on-ward segments attached to the international itinerary.
Thus, your segments associated with the SSSS travel would all have their TSA precheck eliminated and you have to go through regular check-in.
However, your next day travel on another ticket PNR will return you to your original TSA status.
Hope this helps.
Jul 13, 2021, 10:26 am
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Jul 13, 2021, 11:16 am
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This also happened to me several years ago. I spent a silly amount of time with agents trying to figure out why my TSA precheck wasn't working. I finally got someone to explain what was happening.
When you get SSSS on an international segment, all expedited checks are cancelled for those on-ward segments attached to the international itinerary.
Thus, your segments associated with the SSSS travel would all have their TSA precheck eliminated and you have to go through regular check-in.
However, your next day travel on another ticket PNR will return you to your original TSA status.
Hope this helps.
When you get SSSS on an international segment, all expedited checks are cancelled for those on-ward segments attached to the international itinerary.
Thus, your segments associated with the SSSS travel would all have their TSA precheck eliminated and you have to go through regular check-in.
However, your next day travel on another ticket PNR will return you to your original TSA status.
Hope this helps.
Would be curious if anyone has any recent data points on being able to successfully use the "re-check-in" process to get PreCheck back onto subsequent flights?
Feb 21, 2022, 11:34 am
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Yes, that seems to be what is happening now. Used to be, if you re-checked in for the subsequent flights, you could get PreCheck back. But maybe that is no longer possible?
Would be curious if anyone has any recent data points on being able to successfully use the "re-check-in" process to get PreCheck back onto subsequent flights?
Would be curious if anyone has any recent data points on being able to successfully use the "re-check-in" process to get PreCheck back onto subsequent flights?
Flying Europe-EWR-West Coast
Europe-EWR had SSSS, EWR-West Coast initially did not have TSA Pre
I just landed in EWR and went to the service counter and asked to be put on standby for an earlier EWR-West Coast flight.
The standby boarding pass has TSA Pre.
Feb 21, 2022, 2:15 pm
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Data point, just now:
Flying Europe-EWR-West Coast
Europe-EWR had SSSS, EWR-West Coast initially did not have TSA Pre
I just landed in EWR and went to the service counter and asked to be put on standby for an earlier EWR-West Coast flight.
The standby boarding pass has TSA Pre.
Flying Europe-EWR-West Coast
Europe-EWR had SSSS, EWR-West Coast initially did not have TSA Pre
I just landed in EWR and went to the service counter and asked to be put on standby for an earlier EWR-West Coast flight.
The standby boarding pass has TSA Pre.
One way?
Male?
25-44?
Those are primary factors of getting SSSS, at least that's been my experience, as I am a prime candidate of above factors.
Feb 21, 2022, 3:16 pm
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Feb 22, 2022, 4:03 pm
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Mine was the exact same route. Changed the flight due to weather and got the SSSS. It actually wasn't too bad, even in Dulles when I reconnected. I was checked at the gate at CDG--mostly swabbing and lightly going through bags. At IAD, the security line had no precheck that I could tell--and the line was relatively short, so was not a big deal.
Feb 22, 2022, 4:27 pm
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Had it connecting in AMS from WAW. After running from one end to the other.
Then I lost Precheck at ORD and couldn’t get it added back in, but no lines but did get caught for secondary. So fun all the way around.
I tend to lose Precheck coming back to US from Europe when it involves a partner on first leg.
Then I lost Precheck at ORD and couldn’t get it added back in, but no lines but did get caught for secondary. So fun all the way around.
I tend to lose Precheck coming back to US from Europe when it involves a partner on first leg.
Feb 23, 2022, 2:50 am
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I had it last Sunday, ZRH to IAD. Second leg of a 4 segment return flight from DXB. Tickets purchased in January. Inspection was a detailed swab of roll-aboard and briefcase, exterior only. I lost pre-check but easily cleared TSA screening at midfield.
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DEN
I can’t remember the last time I got the mark of the beast!
DEN
Mar 1, 2022, 6:26 pm
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Just called the GS line to try to fix an issue with my ticket tonight from LIM-IAH (KTN wasn't in the reservation) so I got the dreaded SSSS. I am hoping adding the KTN and checking in again will fix the SSSS.
GS line said the wait was 4 min... 18 min in and I'm still listening to the music.
GS line said the wait was 4 min... 18 min in and I'm still listening to the music.
Mar 1, 2022, 7:15 pm
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Just called the GS line to try to fix an issue with my ticket tonight from LIM-IAH (KTN wasn't in the reservation) so I got the dreaded SSSS. I am hoping adding the KTN and checking in again will fix the SSSS.
GS line said the wait was 4 min... 18 min in and I'm still listening to the music.
GS line said the wait was 4 min... 18 min in and I'm still listening to the music.
David
Mar 1, 2022, 7:26 pm
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