Originally Posted by
rsteinmetz70112
Really. I fly out of MSY a lot and have rarely seen the Pre line closed, although there's often no one in it.
Agreed.
The TSA ID checker will often handle duties for both Pre and regular lines. I have even been shifted over to the regular security area only to have to show that agent my boarding pass again in order to leave my shoes on and be ushered through the metal detector, etc. I cannot recall a time where the line was completely shut down.