Originally Posted by
scottinaz
I have received Pre on all domestic flights I have taken except the ones connected to international arrivals in the US. Yes, I have my KTN in my profiles for AA, UA and Delta. It appears the issue is that when boarding passes are printed outside the US they have no use for the KTN and do not print TSA Pre on the boarding pass. This does not surprise me. What does surprise me is that I cannot show my GE id and receive TSA Pre at LAX when I arrive back in the US.
I have been told twice now by TSA at LAX that GE has nothing to do with TSA Pre and travelers are given TSA Pre on a random basis. This seems to contradict what is indicated on the CBP site when I applied for GE. If I have to stand in line at the airline counter to get my boarding reprinted after an international flight this detracts from the purpose of getting GE. This is particularly true since most major international airports in the US appear to be installing kiosks that all US residents can use when arriving in the US.
A couple of things:
You can, and normally do, get PreCheck overseas when checking in with a participating airline. Case, actually cases, in point. Flew back from Italy on US from Rome. All boarding passes had PreCheck. Worthless in Rome but worked in CLT. Flew back from London on BA and no PreCheck for any of the domestic legs in the U.S. This was an AA booked and issued ticket but BA is not a participating airline.
You twice had an uninformed TSA person tell you PreCheck and GE were not connected. Maybe they were splitting hairs because the purposes aren't the same or maybe they were just clueless. However, clearly PreCheck is an added benefit of GE. Once approved for GE and the associated KTN entered into your airline profile there's no reason to get PreCheck any less often than any other trusted traveler program that includes PreCheck.