Originally Posted by
nrgiii
Speaking of canines, I experienced a TSA canine debacle today at HNL. At one checkpoint, TSA had everyone (include PreCheck) going through a line so the dog could sniff the carry-ons. This was not the dog and handler passing up and down the line as I've seen a few times before. This was a line stretched out the terminal and down the curb side pickup area (at least 200 feet!) to get to the dog. According to the non-TSA guard tending the line, those with PreCheck get to do the usual PRE screening, but only after clearing the canine inspection. He also (incorrectly) stated that all checkpoints were doing the same thing. What a complete waste of everyone's time.
Fortunately the next checkpoint down was operating normally (no canine line) and the PreCheck line there was reasonable.
Anyone else seen TSA do this with canines?
nrg
The debacle you describe seems to be in place at several airports. Did the passengers have to circle the dog so it could smell each side? I don't understand why they send PreCheck people through this dance - aren't the supposed to be trusted travelers?
ETA: Now it seems as if you need to have Clear also if you want to be semi-assured of a fast trip through security. $179 a year for Clear plus $85 for 5 years of PreCheck.