Originally Posted by
mfkne
The status of opt-outs remains unchanged and they are still your right throughout the EU. With regards to flights to the US, you're probably looking at a whole other beast.
Aviation safety falls into the domain of Violeta Bulc, specifically Joshua Salsby:
https://ec.europa.eu/commission/comm...9/bulc/team_en
Good luck getting in touch though, I've tried for the past months regarding AMS's violation of the regulation with regards to signposting, but have not heard one thing.
At least AMS security clerks are pretty good about instructing you that you are allowed to opt out, and not pushing back.
Originally Posted by
Often1
It's apparently an issue which largely ended in the US. Congress requires TSA to report the number of individuals opting out for non-medical reasons (although you don't have to state a reason and if you don't, it's treated as a non-medical reason) and the number of opt outs at US checkpoints has dropped radically.
That may well be due to Pre-Check, but whatever the reason, it's a rarity. I remember seeing the 2016 numbers and now can't find them.
It is almost certainly due to PreCheck.