Dec 26, 2012, 9:58 pm
Last edit by: JDiver
TSA Pre-Check / PreCheck Known Traveler program for AA FFs (consolidated)
You are eligible to be selected (on a flight-by-flight basis) for TSA PreCheck expedited screening if:
- You are a frequent American Airlines flyer that have been invited by American Airlines to participate and followed the instructions on the email to accept, or/and
- You participate in a "Trusted Traveler" program (Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI and/or TSA PreCheck application program) and have entered your "Known Traveler ID" in the reservation
- If you're using your AAdvantage number, you can enter the "Known Traveler ID" in the Personal Information and Password tab of My Account) so it will auto-populate in all new reservations bearing the AAdvantage number made anywhere
- If your reservation doesn't have your AAdvantage number, you can retrieve it and add the "Known Traveler ID" to it. The method is not very intuitive: on AA.com click on my trips, then on view all, then on find my reservation and enter either the record locator (if you know it), or the flight information using the AA operating flight number (not any eventual codeshare number from another airline).
- Your Secure Flight Information (name, sex, DOB) in the reservation must match the one with the program (except for "middle" or other names, which are ignored) (name on ticket does not matter)
- You will find your "Known Traveler ID" on the GOES website or on your program's card, under the name "PASSID". It is either 9 digits or the letters TT plus 7 digits
NOTE: 20 May 2016: "Today’s announcement makes a total of 16 carriers that participate in TSA Pre✓®: Aeromexico, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant, American Airlines, Cape Air, Delta Air Lines, Etihad Airways, Hawaiian Airlines, JetBlue Airways, Seaborne Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin America and WestJet.
Passengers who are eligible for TSA Pre✓® include: members of the TSA Pre✓® application program, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Traveler program, Global Entry, and Canadian citizens who are members of CBP’s NEXUS program. TSA Pre✓® is also available for U.S. Armed Forces service members, including those serving in the U.S. Coast Guard, Reserves and National Guard."
Link
How it works
In the Pre-Check lane, you no longer need to remove the following items:
- Shoes (some, such as steel-toed shoes, may require removal)
- 3-1-1 compliant bag from your carry-on (all liquid restrictions still apply)
- Laptop from your bag (if electronics are stacked on top of each other, they require removal)
- Light outerwear or jacket
- Belt (large belt buckles may require removal)
- Pre-Check Lanes are WTMD only-- No NoS in use
LOCATIONS
Link to FlyerGuide Wiki listing of American Airlines (only) PreCheck checkpoints.
Link to FT thread AA Airport / Concourse TSA PreCheck - Hours [only] (may not be current)
See also post 1 of this thread. (It contains much additional info in the Moderator's Note.)
NOTE: PreCheck is changing to a Trusted Traveler (GE/NEXUS/SENTRI) -like program, where anyone will be able apply and pay USD $85 (online or at a PreCheck enrollment center), be vetted for approval, present proof of identification and be fingerprinted at a PreCheck enrollment center (IAD and IND, opening Fall 2013, will be thie first), and be granted PreCheck status for five years from that time. It will not be airline - or airline status - tied.
"Current PreCheck participants, including those eligible via a CBP Trusted Traveler Program such as Global Entry, will continue to receive PreCheck eligibility. Participants who opted-in through their airline frequent flyer program may want to consider applying for PreCheck, as they are more likely to be selected for PreCheck expedited screening more often if they are vetted via the PreCheck application process." Link.
Trusted Traveler (Global Entry, Nexus, Sentri) and Having Problems with PreCheck?
If you belong to one of the Trusted Traveler Programs listed above, you may run into issues getting PreCheck clearance if your Secure Flight Data is not an exact match to the data that you entered into your application on the GOES (Global Online Enrollment System) website when you applied for your TT membership.
For example, if your airline account has Bob Jones, but your GOES account has Bob James Jones, then the TSA may not be associating your information properly when it "decides" who can and can not have access. Additionally, if your PASS ID # (listed above in the screen-shots) is not an exact match, there will be a mismatch when TSA processes your information, and you will not receive PreCheck.
To ensure you receive PreCheck on all flights (domestic & internatioal), be sure to ensure the information in your AA profile is accurate. The name on the ticket does not matter- the "Secure Flight Data" is what is used to determine PreCheck status.
Signed in members with 90 days / 90 posts can edit this Wikipost; wiki contents may be printed by using the
(lower right wiki corner)TSA Pre✓® / PreCheck / Pre Check Issues, Changes, etc.
Known issues:
- Not every airport or terminal offers the TSA Pre✓® program
- TSA Pre✓® may have limited or irregular hours or closed at times without notice
- TSA Pre✓® members are still be subject to random selection for intensified screening
- TSA Pre✓® program has changed from an airline elite invitation program to a fee-based program with certain screening requirements
- If one's TSA Pre✓® status is from the pilot invitation program and one doesn't have a Known Traveler Number ("KTN"), TSA Pre✓® status may not carry on to another airline and one may experience increasing denials (not having the TSA Pre✓® printed on boarding pass and being sent to the regular TSA screening queues
Link to TSA Application Program and TSA Pre✓® program information, links
Changes to TSA Pre✓®
TSA Pre✓® was originally offered by certain airlines to their elite status members. These TSA Pre✓® members do not have a Known Traveler Number from a USDHS trusted traveler program (GOES / Global Entry, NEXUS, SENTRI or the new $85 fee based TSA Pre✓® Application Program offered to the flying public with 5 year renewal), making TSA Pre✓® status portability challenging. See the DHS Trusted Traveler programs listing and comparison chart here. Please read the following:
From American Airlines, April 2015:
This month, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is making changes to the TSA Pre✓® Trusted Traveler Program that will impact which travelers receive expedited screening. If you're not already a member of one of the Trusted Traveler programs like Global Entry or the TSA Pre✓® Application Program, you will probably see a decline in how often you receive expedited screening, even if you've previously "opted-in" through a frequent flyer program.
The best way to increase your chances of receiving TSA Pre✓® on a regular basis is to register for a Trusted Traveler Program with the Department of Homeland Security at dhs.gov/tt. Once you receive your Known Traveler Number (KTN) from TSA, be sure you update your AAdvantage profile.
To add your KTN to your AAdvantage profile:For more information on TSA Pre✓®, visit tsa.gov/tsa-precheck.
This month, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is making changes to the TSA Pre✓® Trusted Traveler Program that will impact which travelers receive expedited screening. If you're not already a member of one of the Trusted Traveler programs like Global Entry or the TSA Pre✓® Application Program, you will probably see a decline in how often you receive expedited screening, even if you've previously "opted-in" through a frequent flyer program.
The best way to increase your chances of receiving TSA Pre✓® on a regular basis is to register for a Trusted Traveler Program with the Department of Homeland Security at dhs.gov/tt. Once you receive your Known Traveler Number (KTN) from TSA, be sure you update your AAdvantage profile.
To add your KTN to your AAdvantage profile:
- Login to your account on aa.com and select My Account from the AAdvantage menu
- Within My Account, go to the Information and Password tab
- Add your Customs and Border Protection 9-digit PASS ID to your secure traveler information
[Archived] TSA Pre-Check / PreCheck Known Traveler program for AA FFs
Jul 17, 2012, 3:52 pm
#2461
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 125
Was batting 100% there and all of a sudden i got CLR this morning
I even tried printing another BP at the kiosk.
Jul 17, 2012, 5:35 pm
#2462
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Location: NYC
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I've been pretty land-bound recently but I'm batting only .250. Missed at JFK, MIA and LGA. Finally hit at MIA last week for the first time ever.
Jul 17, 2012, 10:44 pm
#2463
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
Wow, I'm surprised (and pleased) to hear that! I thought the TSA would be dead-set against people knowing which lines don't have backscatter.
Jul 18, 2012, 1:28 am
#2464
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OT - in some airports, just walking by you can see which lines have metal detectors. I have never had any problems from taking the line that has the metal detector.
Jul 18, 2012, 3:36 pm
#2465
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: ORD and RSW
Programs: Former long time AA EXP and CK - 4 MM; Now LTPL; Hilton Diamond; UA Platinum
Posts: 380
Happened again
It happened again today at ORD. Checked in online but did not clear when I got to the pre check line. Rather than go through the body scanner, I went over to the EXP check in desk and had them re-establish the link and print off a new boarding pass. LLL with the new boarding pass. Agent said it happens all the time and does not know why the links fail so much.
So rejections are not always random. I may just start checking in at the EXP desk every time to avoid rejection.
So rejections are not always random. I may just start checking in at the EXP desk every time to avoid rejection.
Jul 18, 2012, 7:29 pm
#2466
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 102
I think this is another example of the TSOs working Pre-Check being completely different from regular TSOs. I've found pre check TSOs to almost always be accommodating and even personable. Never encountered such a thing with TSA outside of pre check.
Jul 18, 2012, 7:30 pm
#2467
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 102
Any news on Pre Check getting up and running at IND, FLL, or PHL?
Jul 18, 2012, 7:39 pm
#2468
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Location: Northeast Kansas | Colorado Native
Programs: Amex Gold/Plat, UA *G, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Gold, NEXUS, TSA Disparager Unobtanium
Posts: 21,606
The clerks at ORD, some of the rudest in the US, were very friendly when I went through two months ago. The moat dragon even remembered me from last time that he groped me during my Opt-Out, and wished me a pleasant journey.
Too bad this behavior can't spread to the rest of the bad apples.
Jul 18, 2012, 8:08 pm
#2469
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Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 1,664
It happened again today at ORD. Checked in online but did not clear when I got to the pre check line. Rather than go through the body scanner, I went over to the EXP check in desk and had them re-establish the link and print off a new boarding pass. LLL with the new boarding pass. Agent said it happens all the time and does not know why the links fail so much.
So rejections are not always random. I may just start checking in at the EXP desk every time to avoid rejection.
So rejections are not always random. I may just start checking in at the EXP desk every time to avoid rejection.
Although not a fan of the machines, it seems like it would take more time to go back and recheck than just going through...
Jul 18, 2012, 8:11 pm
#2470
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So how do you have them re-establish the link? Say "I did not get pre-check, can you re-establish the link" and they will know what you are talking about?
Although not a fan of the machines, it seems like it would take more time to go back and recheck than just going through...
Although not a fan of the machines, it seems like it would take more time to go back and recheck than just going through...
Jul 18, 2012, 8:21 pm
#2471
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Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 1,664
That being said, if you told an agent to relink, they will know what we are talking about?
Jul 19, 2012, 7:29 am
#2472
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: NY
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Jul 19, 2012, 7:40 am
#2473
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Jul 19, 2012, 7:46 am
#2474
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A few weeks ago for a flight out of JFK, I did a same day ($75
) flight change. I was not able to check in on-line nor at one of the kiosks at JFK; a TA printed my bp--but I did get to use pre-check. [On all my previous domestic JFK and LAS flights I was able to use the pre-check line, and for most of these my bp's were printed 24 hours earlier. I suspect that the TA's ticket had NO influence on my ability to use the pre-check line.(?)
) flight change. I was not able to check in on-line nor at one of the kiosks at JFK; a TA printed my bp--but I did get to use pre-check. [On all my previous domestic JFK and LAS flights I was able to use the pre-check line, and for most of these my bp's were printed 24 hours earlier. I suspect that the TA's ticket had NO influence on my ability to use the pre-check line.(?)
Jul 19, 2012, 6:16 pm
#2475
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: ORD and RSW
Programs: Former long time AA EXP and CK - 4 MM; Now LTPL; Hilton Diamond; UA Platinum
Posts: 380
Yesterday, I was told that I was not showing up as a known traveler. Whatever link in the AA system that records my known status onto my printed boarding pass is what is broken. As I mentioned in an earlier post, I wrote to the Aadvantage webmaster and was told there have been some programming errors.
So something is amiss. I do not know what the technical issue is, but the EXP check in people say they do this all the time.
Yesterday morning when I went through, there was no one in the TSA line. Everyone was getting rejected. Spending the extra minute to walk 30 feet to the EXP check in and get a good boarding pass was worth it. I breezed right through while the others in the first class/elite security line were lined up.
Interesting when I came back from DCA today, I got LLL off my iPhone boarding pass. Didn't do me any good since there is no precheck in the American concourse yet (though there is at the Delta/UA concourse), but it did work.
This is clearly a work in progress. If you are EXP and departing from ORD, it might be worth checking in at that desk. It is usually not busy and is right next to the TSA Pre Check check point. It may not work every time (it did fail me once), but why wait in line and fumble getting all your stuff out and on the belt and get body scanned if taking an extra minute or two would let you avoid that.
Last edited by wjj; Jul 19, 2012 at 6:22 pm