Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
TSA can get there quite easily. All it has to do is give up on the $17/year fee, payable in five-year chunks. The efficiencies that TSA would gain from performing its "background check" on anyone willing to enroll would more than compensate for the loss in fees.
Given that I fly only 1-2 times a year, and sometimes through airports that don't have Pre-Check, it's simply not worth my money to apply.
Any airport large enough to have a dedicated elite line should have a dedicated Pre line, and like the elite line, it should be open and staffed at all times.
I just can't see anyone ponying up his/her $ for a 'maybe' or a 'lite' experience.