Originally Posted by
pharmalady
Casual flyers are already thrifty enough, choosing the cheapest seats they can find. How many of them will really be willing to pony up the $85, go through the process with the interview six to twelve weeks out and meet all of the requirements? Most of them don't even like paying for bags (not that anyone does), but to charge them more for pre-screening a few times a year or once in a blue moon isn't really enticing to spend the money. They would rather put that down the slot machine in their "once-in-a-lifetime" vacation to Las Vegas.
Originally Posted by
spades097
Jeez, you really let your "statuses" go straight to your head, don't you?
Like it or not, they hit the nail right on the head. Same folks that won't pay $6-8 for IFE aren't about to plop down $85 for TSA.
The problem is the mid-tier folks on the fence about committing to Global Entry, now this opens another path.