Originally Posted by
Steve M
At most airports, the priority security lane includes premium cabin, and whoever else the airline grants priority to, such as elites. However, in a handful of situations, the priority security lane is for premium cabin passengers only. IIRC, SNA is (or at least was) in this latter category. Maybe IAH terminal A is also in this latter category for some reason. It would have been easy enough for the TSA supervisor to explain this instead of being rude about it. What precisely did the signage say?
There is no signage. I was in first class. That area of the terminal A only serves Spirit and American. The only other passengers I’ve ever seen in that lane is a wheelchair or a large family who were already in line and waived to the side for some reason. Usually just an empty line. 85% of the times I use it uneventful without tsa pushback.