Originally Posted by
mtfitzgerald
Flying home on LX39 an hour from now. Just went through security and was directed to the TSA Pre side. (I only have a Swiss passport.) I asked why and the relevant lady said it was random. Much faster of course, since you don't have to take off shoes or jacket, and your PC can stay in its case. Anyone else seen this?
Maurice
It is random. There is typically a machine where you push a button and depending on the arrow you are allowed to use Pre (yes or no). I have seen this at a few of the larger USA airports now. I don't know how the decision is made to offer/not offer this service however it seems it is based on the queue times. The first time I experienced this was in January of this year and have seen it a few times since. Passport origin is not (officially at least anyway) a factor.
Congrats on an easier and faster clearance.