Originally Posted by
guflyer
The thing that seems confusing is that United's website allows anyone with a frequent flier number to apply for precheck, while the other major airlines only invite elite members. Does United submit the non-elite members for pre-check, or is this just for show?
Other airlines are smarter and send invitations to opt in to those who might qualify; UA is stupid and lets anyone check the box even though most don't qualify.
Non-elites geting PreCheck is rare.
Very rare.