Originally Posted by
s0ssos
Wait, so what is the arrangement between CLEAR and TSA that people get to skip the line in CLEAR? There is no money involved? Nothing at all? CLEAR just say "pretty please" and TSA said ok.
Of course there is money involved.
Please reread what I'm saying. I'm saying that if AA (possibly along with other airlines) pays to have a dedicated line for their elites and premium cabin passengers, that's fine. But if not then you are SOL. Other posters seem to think that the TSA should let you through first just because you are elite and/or premium cabin, whether there was an arrangement with the airline or not. And that's just ridiculous.
In this case the OP described what is clearly NOT a priority line (he even said that the only people he ever saw in it was summertime in a wheelchair and their family). He send to think that he has a right to use it and skip the line because of his status of whatever. He should have been sent to the back of the line just like everyone else.