TSA Precheck at SEA
Feb 22, 2019, 5:24 pm
#16
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I flew out of SEA both last Saturday and Tuesday and I've never seen it more busy. The lines were insanely long. I am always flying AS so I generally only use checkpoint 4 for Pre. I thought I'd head down to 1 (had to find it because I thought it was beyond checkpoint 2 but you have to walk out beyond the ticketing area for Hawaiian and the international group). There was literally no one in line and 2 agents. If it's busy at 4, I'll definitely try 1 again.
I’ve tried to find alternative checkpoints whether it be for Precheck or premium lines and been given attitude about being in wrong gate area and redirected by the initial filter agent. I tried to explain and sometimes they say “Ok” and on a few occasions they said “sorry you need to go to ....”. I’m bewildered at this when this occurred for first class line, but don’t want to be labeled as “that guy” or worse by TSA so I just go and do as told.
Feb 22, 2019, 5:51 pm
#17
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Tuesday am / Skipped pre check, went to premium line with a one minute wait. Given card to keep shoes on and didn’t get nuked. I did have to take my laptop out, but no big.
Feb 22, 2019, 7:30 pm
#18
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neither Mrs767 nor I (long-standing KTN in each profile) got Pre on our OLCI BPs for our 1045 flight tomorrow (Sat) morning ...
Feb 22, 2019, 9:23 pm
#19
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James on the Oceania Marina in Faa'a Tahiti
Edit: My partner does not have a KTN but always gets TSA Pre when in the same reservation as me.
Feb 22, 2019, 10:31 pm
#20
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No lines tonight just after 7 PM for PRE^
Go through and of course my flight is late... walked by 3 other delayed ANC flights too. Checked a bag so I couldn't swap- oh well.
Go through and of course my flight is late... walked by 3 other delayed ANC flights too. Checked a bag so I couldn't swap- oh well.
Feb 22, 2019, 10:45 pm
#21
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my KTN actually didn’t pull through, but when the phone agent read back her number, I realized I had transposed two digits ... he re-entered the info and everything populated properly
Feb 23, 2019, 12:51 am
#22
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: SEA
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Yeah, I had a day trip yesterday. There was space up on the 7th and 8th floors but you had to hunt it down (I parked all the way at the far end - it was quite a hike back to checkpoint 4). Cars were parked all over; on the curbs, in the yellow restricted zones, literally everywhere. Someone had parked on the curb so close to the exit ramp I could barely squeeze back down.
And I can't speak to today, but yesterday around 7:30 am there was little to no line at Precheck. I had to walk through the whole maze but then only ended up behind two people in the actual line.
And I can't speak to today, but yesterday around 7:30 am there was little to no line at Precheck. I had to walk through the whole maze but then only ended up behind two people in the actual line.
Feb 23, 2019, 9:02 am
#23
Join Date: Dec 2018
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Even with TSA precheck every once in a while you can be randomly assigned to not have precheck. This has happened to me twice in last 6 years or so.
Feb 23, 2019, 1:11 pm
#24
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PM me for a special code for CLEAR (nice discount, not one of those 2-3 mos free gimmicks). I do NOT earn a commission for this. Nor am I a paid influencer.
Last edited by UAPremierExec; Feb 23, 2019 at 4:03 pm
Feb 24, 2019, 9:31 am
#26
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