LAX / Los Angeles Int'l. Priority Access now at EAST end of T-4 (21 Jun 2011)
Nov 4, 2011, 8:55 pm
#181
Join Date: Nov 2010
Programs: AA EXP, 1MM, Lifetime Gold, OW Emerald
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I just flew RT LAX-LHR and used the new First Class check-in and security lanes. I am an EXP, flew upgraded J on this trip using SWU. The check-in section had stations for both First Class and Business Class flyers. Even if I had not upgraded to J, I still would have gone to the new First Class check-in since as an EXP or PLT we are entitled to check-in at any First Class or Business Class desk, as applicable.
Once checked in I took the escalator upstairs to the new TSA room. This area is completely isolated from the general TSA area. Not a body scan to be found! This is a much improved set up all around.
Once checked in I took the escalator upstairs to the new TSA room. This area is completely isolated from the general TSA area. Not a body scan to be found! This is a much improved set up all around.
Nov 4, 2011, 9:05 pm
#182
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
I just flew RT LAX-LHR and used the new First Class check-in and security lanes. I am an EXP, flew upgraded J on this trip using SWU. The check-in section had stations for both First Class and Business Class flyers. Even if I had not upgraded to J, I still would have gone to the new First Class check-in since as an EXP or PLT we are entitled to check-in at any First Class or Business Class desk, as applicable.
Once checked in I took the escalator upstairs to the new TSA room. This area is completely isolated from the general TSA area. Not a body scan to be found! This is a much improved set up all around.
Once checked in I took the escalator upstairs to the new TSA room. This area is completely isolated from the general TSA area. Not a body scan to be found! This is a much improved set up all around.
Nov 15, 2011, 8:10 pm
#183
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Join Date: Mar 1999
Posts: 12,097
Incidentally, the latest news is that "Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used at [most] U.S. Airports" “in order not to risk jeopardizing [EU] citizens’ health and safety.” (Source: http://www.propublica.org/article/eu...-u.s.-airports) This is specifically about those scanners that irradiate you with X-rays, which are the vast majority of the one deployed by the TSA.
Nov 16, 2011, 12:04 am
#184
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
Wow, you were lucky. In my experience, opting out usually adds 15 minutes, sometimes 20-25. First you have to wait for a an agent to be free for the pat-down, then you have to identify your stuff and watch as it gets carried to a screening area, then the screener has to explain the process, then perform it, then the final explosives sniff.
I was there just a few days ago, and not only were the backscatter x-ray body scanners still there, the TSA was directing everyone through them (as usual), so I had to opt-out. I was there during an especially slow point (about 10:30-11:00 AM mid-week), and didn't have any bags (I had dropped them in the lounge while I walked over to TBIT to get my new passport activated in GE), so this time the opt-out only added a few minutes.
Glad to hear this. If only the U.S. would do so.
Incidentally, the latest news is that "Europe Bans X-Ray Body Scanners Used at [most] U.S. Airports" “in order not to risk jeopardizing [EU] citizens’ health and safety.” (Source: http://www.propublica.org/article/eu...-u.s.-airports) This is specifically about those scanners that irradiate you with X-rays, which are the vast majority of the one deployed by the TSA.
Nov 16, 2011, 12:15 am
#185
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SEA
Programs: AA EXP (2.5MM), Hilton Gold, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 4,859
I just flew RT LAX-LHR and used the new First Class check-in and security lanes. I am an EXP, flew upgraded J on this trip using SWU. The check-in section had stations for both First Class and Business Class flyers. Even if I had not upgraded to J, I still would have gone to the new First Class check-in since as an EXP or PLT we are entitled to check-in at any First Class or Business Class desk, as applicable.
Once checked in I took the escalator upstairs to the new TSA room. This area is completely isolated from the general TSA area. Not a body scan to be found! This is a much improved set up all around.
Once checked in I took the escalator upstairs to the new TSA room. This area is completely isolated from the general TSA area. Not a body scan to be found! This is a much improved set up all around.
"Unlike the Flagship Check-In area at London’s Heathrow airport, AAdvantage Executive Platinum status isn’t enough to get you admitted. It’s only available to First Class customers traveling on a three-class transcontinental or three-class international flight, ConciergeKey members, and Five Star Service customers."
Nov 16, 2011, 3:06 pm
#186
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: ORD/PSP
Programs: AA LT Plat, 6.0 MM, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 1,002
[QUOTE=anabolism;17458605]Wow, you were lucky. In my experience, opting out usually adds 15 minutes, sometimes 20-25. First you have to wait for a an agent to be free for the pat-down, then you have to identify your stuff and watch as it gets carried to a screening area, then the screener has to explain the process, then perform it, then the final explosives sniff.
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First time ever NOT having to opt out at the new location, seems the key for me is going through at 5:00 AM. They were just using the metal detectors.
From multiple personal experiences, I think opting adds 5 minutes, it just SEEMS longer when I'm being groped by a guy.
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First time ever NOT having to opt out at the new location, seems the key for me is going through at 5:00 AM. They were just using the metal detectors.
From multiple personal experiences, I think opting adds 5 minutes, it just SEEMS longer when I'm being groped by a guy.
Nov 16, 2011, 5:58 pm
#187
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
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