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Old Mar 31, 2018 | 9:08 pm
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Originally Posted by chollie
Yesterday I flew out of SEA.

Regular TSA lane, Clear lane and Pre lane.

Clear pax were taken to the podium and 'bumped' ahead of the 'Pre' pax - and everyone I saw from where I was in the regular lane was sent through the Pre xray/WMD.

I thought Clear and Pre were two separate programs and Clear did not guarantee the Pre experience. From what I saw, unlike the old elite line set-up in the south end of the terminal, there's no obvious way to funnel a non-Pre Clear person through the xray/WMD without ducking under barriers.
Depends on the airport I guess. Some have Clear converge into the Pre line, others have the Clear line jumping only normal TSA queue and using the non-Pre scanners. Either way, having Pre is going to offer the most consistent experience.
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