Originally Posted by
Fredd
I'd like to think this is a step toward more realistic screening for everybody rather than a divide-and-con approach but I have my doubts.
If I understand it correctly, it's something of a lottery ticket, quite unlike NEXUS and GE, where, as long as there's a GE kiosk or a NEXUS lane at the border crossing, the holder can use it.
+1 That's also my understanding. A
lot more unpredictability and randomness (I'm talking about the TSO kind).
For example, if I get a random secondary at the border, with or without GE, if it's a genuine head-slap oversight, I'm not worried about it in the least.
But there's already a report out of LAS - a TT pax got caught with a water bottle in his carry-on. Line stops while he gets written up on the spot, possibility he will be thrown out of the program.
GE/NEXUS holds you to a high standard, for sure, but I have never worried about this level of silliness. I'm not worried about losing GE/NEXUS because I forgot I had an apple in my bag that went all the way to LHR and back.