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
Aug 1, 2012, 1:54 pm
#2566
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: IAD/DCA
Programs: AA PP, Hilton/MR Gold
Posts: 743
Thanks for the suggestion on middle names. I updated everything to include my full middle name -- let's hope it works!
I even updated my company's TA profile so hopefully future flights will be booked that way from the get-go.
I even updated my company's TA profile so hopefully future flights will be booked that way from the get-go.
Aug 1, 2012, 1:55 pm
#2567
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: ORD/PSP
Programs: AA LT Plat, 6.0 MM, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 1,002
I just went to aa.com to add my middle name to my profile...under
"TSA Expedited Screening Program"
the Known Passenger indicator was gone. So I opted in again.
Anyone know why it disappeared? Is this something we have to check before each flight?
"TSA Expedited Screening Program"
the Known Passenger indicator was gone. So I opted in again.
Anyone know why it disappeared? Is this something we have to check before each flight?
Aug 1, 2012, 3:37 pm
#2568
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
The card itself says NEXUS. The protector sleeve says TRUSTER TRAVELER. Neither one says GOES.
GOES stands for Global Online Enrollment System.
https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov/main/goes
It's the place online where you enroll for your card, but it's not your card!
And there are (at least) three different kinds of cards you can apply for at GOES. There is no one "GOES" card. You need to get a specific type of card, either a Global Entry or a NEXUS or a Sentri. (A NEXUS comes with Global Entry benefits, but it doesn't say that on the card. A Global Entry card does not come with NEXUS benefits.)
Last edited by sdsearch; Aug 1, 2012 at 3:49 pm Reason: spelling
Aug 1, 2012, 3:48 pm
#2569
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
sdsearch, please post if you get this figured out.
I also have no middle name on my license, passport, ss card, or in any airline profile. That's always actually made travel simpler, since it makes it easier for everything to match. I've been considering signing up for Global Entry just to get the pre-check, but I'd hate to spend the money and time if the lack of a middle name means I'll be denied the pre-check lane.
I also have no middle name on my license, passport, ss card, or in any airline profile. That's always actually made travel simpler, since it makes it easier for everything to match. I've been considering signing up for Global Entry just to get the pre-check, but I'd hate to spend the money and time if the lack of a middle name means I'll be denied the pre-check lane.
So I think the "middle name required, even if you don't have one" scare was based on unclear information (or misinformation?) that was being given out originally. (What happened now seems clearer: People who had a middle name on some ID[s] but not on their reservation were told on an individual basis that they needed to add their middle name to the reservation without being told why. And then other people extropolated from that to assume that AA was saying everyone had to have a middle name, when AA had never said anything of the sort.)
Unfortunately, I have no domestic-only AA flights planned for the next few months at this point (and unlikely until either Oct or Nov), and my only upcoming AA flight, SAN-JFK-ZRH and return is unlikely to work anyway because (a) I'm not sure if SAN has PreCheck yet in early September, and (b) it's an international itenerary, which up to now has almost always given people CLR (instead of LLL). So I can't be the guinea pig, sorry.
Aug 1, 2012, 3:54 pm
#2570
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AS MVP, PriorityPass, Global Entry
Posts: 748
And there are (at least) three different kinds of cards you can apply for at GOES. There is no one "GOES" card. You need to get a specific type of card, either a Global Entry or a NEXUS or a Sentri. (A NEXUS comes with Global Entry benefits, but it doesn't say that on the card. A Global Entry card does not come with NEXUS benefits.)
Aug 1, 2012, 4:11 pm
#2571
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Plat, HH Diamond, National Executive Elite
Posts: 62
My NEXUS card does not have "GOES" appearing on it anywhere! Not on the front, not on the back, not on the protector sleeve.
The card itself says NEXUS. The protector sleeve says TRUSTER TRAVELER. Neither one says GOES.
GOES stands for Global Online Enrollment System.
https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov/main/goes
It's the place online where you enroll for your card, but it's not your card!
And there are (at least) three different kinds of cards you can apply for at GOES. There is no one "GOES" card. You need to get a specific type of card, either a Global Entry or a NEXUS or a Sentri. (A NEXUS comes with Global Entry benefits, but it doesn't say that on the card. A Global Entry card does not come with NEXUS benefits.)
The card itself says NEXUS. The protector sleeve says TRUSTER TRAVELER. Neither one says GOES.
GOES stands for Global Online Enrollment System.
https://goes-app.cbp.dhs.gov/main/goes
It's the place online where you enroll for your card, but it's not your card!
And there are (at least) three different kinds of cards you can apply for at GOES. There is no one "GOES" card. You need to get a specific type of card, either a Global Entry or a NEXUS or a Sentri. (A NEXUS comes with Global Entry benefits, but it doesn't say that on the card. A Global Entry card does not come with NEXUS benefits.)
Aug 1, 2012, 5:25 pm
#2572
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Seattle
Programs: AS MVPG 75K
Posts: 2,574
Sarcasm is not helpful. Imprecision in word choice can be confusing, and plenty of people on this board in the past have confused PreCheck/GE/GOES/NEXUS.
Aug 1, 2012, 5:31 pm
#2573
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2002
Location: NYC, USA
Programs: AA EXP 3MM, Lifetime Platinum, Marriott Titanium, HH Gold
Posts: 10,968
I completely agree. And for those who say it is semantics, it is not. Being accurate is very important on a web forum where our postings will be published FOREVER. Guests many years in the future will be looking at this thread to find out about AA's involvement with PreCheck that began in 2011-12, and the information should be accurate, not based on insider sloppiness/code that "we all know what he means." We might, but not every guest will.
For the same reason, it is a bit unfair when some of us old-timers make references like "oh boy that sounds like Chuckie all over again." It does nothing but create confusion for visitors and new members who have no idea what we mean by this insider joke.
Aug 1, 2012, 8:11 pm
#2574
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: AA MM PP, MR LT Plat, Globalist
Posts: 1,004
My AA account address was set to my European address for most of the last year. I've just changed the address back to my home in LA and opted in for the Precheck program. Shall I expect an email invite from AA?
Aug 1, 2012, 8:52 pm
#2575
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
Global Entry doesn't come with full NEXUS benefits, but it does allow one to use NEXUS lanes for land entry coming from Canada into the US, and if the airport is equipped, allows for the same type of usage at Canadian airports returning to the US (if equipped with GE kiosks, which I have read many are now). It mainly doesn't provide any benefit entering Canada or in a situation where there are only NEXUS kiosks.
So there is a NEXUS-only bridge, called the Whirlpool bridge, across the Niagara River, a few miles north of Niagara Falls. (Yes, the whole bridge is NEXUS-only; without NEXUS you can't cross at all; and btw also no pedestrians I was told! I'm not sure who could use this bridge before NEXUS came along, it doesn't look like a very new bridge at all!) Does what you just said mean that you can go across that bridge from Canada to US but you can't turn around and cross the same bridge the other way, if all you have is a Global Entry card?
Aug 1, 2012, 9:44 pm
#2576
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,319
But when it really does sound like Chuckie, it's accurate to say, "oh boy that sounds like Chuckie all over again."
Aug 3, 2012, 5:46 pm
#2577
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: SAN
Programs: AA-EXP; US-Silver; Marriott-Platinum; Starwood-Platinum; Hilton-Gold
Posts: 1,260
Anyone know if TSA worked the bugs out with the mobile device scanning at check in? People using their cell phones at the TSA check in they weren't working and couldn't recognize somebody that was a trusted traveler at DFW.
Aug 3, 2012, 6:02 pm
#2578
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,998
Wow, how confusing what you can and can't do!
So there is a NEXUS-only bridge, called the Whirlpool bridge, across the Niagara River, a few miles north of Niagara Falls. (Yes, the whole bridge is NEXUS-only; without NEXUS you can't cross at all; and btw also no pedestrians I was told! I'm not sure who could use this bridge before NEXUS came along, it doesn't look like a very new bridge at all!) Does what you just said mean that you can go across that bridge from Canada to US but you can't turn around and cross the same bridge the other way, if all you have is a Global Entry card?
So there is a NEXUS-only bridge, called the Whirlpool bridge, across the Niagara River, a few miles north of Niagara Falls. (Yes, the whole bridge is NEXUS-only; without NEXUS you can't cross at all; and btw also no pedestrians I was told! I'm not sure who could use this bridge before NEXUS came along, it doesn't look like a very new bridge at all!) Does what you just said mean that you can go across that bridge from Canada to US but you can't turn around and cross the same bridge the other way, if all you have is a Global Entry card?
Truckers and those going to Toronto take the Lewiston Queenston Bridge. Business folks use the Peace bridge. Tourists take the Rainbow bridge.
Aug 3, 2012, 6:37 pm
#2579
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Seattle Area
Programs: AA PLT/2MM, HH Silver
Posts: 17
I've used mine at SEA and ORD without problems. LLL at both locations.
Aug 4, 2012, 8:26 am
#2580
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: PHL / NYC / PSA-BLQ
Programs: AA PPRO, Marriott/Hilton Gold, AMX-Plat, Global Entry
Posts: 3,110
ORD Thursday night, got LLL with Android BP - unfortunately, no PreCheck as I was going thru @ 9:30PM so that lane was not operating.