Originally Posted by
chollie
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.
I suspect that almost all CLEAR participants are also NEXUS, Global Entry, or TSA Pre members since those are all cheaper (except for DL DMs) and useful at more airports than CLEAR.
IME the CLEAR boarding pass scanners check for the Pre signature in the bar code, and the agent will say "verified Pre" (possibly having me also show the Pre indicator) to the TSA doc checkers; CLEAR definitely doesn't guarantee Pre access.
At SEA checkpoint 2 (the one I usually use), I'm pretty sure there's a feed around to the non-Pre side from the CLEAR lane. The CLEAR staff will open the barriers if needed to get to either the Pre or non-Pre checkpoints.