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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 2:43 pm
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edcho
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Originally Posted by 6Strong
sorry for the newbie question, but....

Just received my GE card and am flying tomorrow on Southwest, which doesn't participate in Pre or trusted traveler. Can I show my GE card and use the Pre lane? Or does my itinerary need to be loaded into TSA's computer system to be able to use Pre check?

Thanks....
You have to fly with a carrier that supports TSA Pre-check (as it is encoded in your boarding pass). Your GE card doesn't really do anything (atleast for me -- I stopped carrying it around).
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