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VIP security lanes to be suspended due to USG shutdown
Mods feel free to move if wrong forum though I see this as a practical issue, not trusted traveler.
https://www.wsj.com/business/airline...hare_permalink
excerpt below:
The Shutdown Is Now Coming for Your Airport’s VIP Security Lane
First-class passengers flying out of New York and Los Angeles may feel like they are getting coach treatment thanks to the government shutdown.
Exclusive screening lanes for Delta One customers at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and Los Angeles International Airport aren’t currently active, Delta Air Lines confirmed. These lanes normally allow passengers who buy pricey Delta One airfare for international flights from those airports to bypass the standard security checkpoints.
On Delta’s website, the airline says the upgrade makes travel “feel effortless from the moment you arrive.” Now, those customers are being forced to go through standard security lanes at airports alongside everyone else.
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United said that its Premier Access priority security lanes, which are available at 60 airports globally, including major U.S. hubs like Los Angeles and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, are still available to eligible travelers amid the shutdown.
United’s special security lanes are available to a wider range of passengers than Delta’s, such as those with status in the MileagePlus frequent-flier program, travelers flying in business and first class, certain credit-card holders and those who purchase Premier Access benefits.