Originally Posted by
cyber1k
Anyone have recent LAX T-3 experience with TSA PreCheck? The last two times I went thru, lines were very long and PreCheck was not staffed.
I'm holding a ticket on AA too where I know I can get in fast with status just in case its slow again.
Then to make matters more frustrating and easier to jump away from JetBlue Mint, JetBlue shut down the guest exit from the JFK terminal that let you get the AirTrain into NYC fast. Now you will add another 5-10 minutes just to exit through cattleherded masses at the JFK terminal once you arrive with no checked bags.
I fly between and LAX and JFK twice a month. T-3 at LAX no longer has a dedicated pre-check line after your ID is checked according to the TSA staffers there. They said the stats showed it was under utilized at T-3.
So you still wait in a Pre-check line for the ID check, that usually is only 10 people or less. But then you go in the regular baggage check line. You have to show your boarding pass to the TSA guy showing you are pre-check. This is annoying if you have a digital boarding pass, because you have to flag the guy down, show it to him then put it back in your bag. Then by the time you are ready to go through the metal detector they forget if they checked your boarding pass. You can keep your shoes and jacket on and go through the old school metal detector once they remember they already checked your boarding pass. However you have to take your laptop out. Because you are in the regular line after your ID is checked, it is usually 10-15 mins because the baggage check there is very slow and not well laid out at T-3.
On the positive side, when leaving T-3, they finally re-opened the bridge to the P-3 parking garage, so you can exit through security and walk over the traffic to the garage. No more going down to baggage claim and then waiting for the light to change to cross the street!