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: "Todays 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 CBPs 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
Apr 17, 2013, 9:40 pm
#4066
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,335
It sure will be nice (and easier) if/when AA follows DL and prints PreCheck eligibility on the BP.
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Apr 17, 2013, 9:49 pm
#4067
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: DCA | DEN
Programs: AA EXP/2.9mm | Marriott LT Titanium 1.6k nights | NEXUS
Posts: 981
It sure will be nice (and easier) if/when AA follows DL and prints PreCheck eligibility on the BP.
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Apr 17, 2013, 10:17 pm
#4068
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
It sure will be nice (and easier) if/when AA follows DL and prints PreCheck eligibility on the BP.
Even better, rather than inserting the image (which by itself doesn't say if the check-mark means you are eligible for Pre-Check or selected for expedited screening), why not just include the relevant quote? E.g., from the blog page:
[W]we will become the first airline to print an indicator on [all] boarding passes to give you some advance notice if you’ve been selected for TSA PreCheck.
Apr 18, 2013, 9:25 am
#4069
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
Posts: 1,723
It sure will be nice (and easier) if/when AA follows DL and prints PreCheck eligibility on the BP.
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Apr 18, 2013, 12:17 pm
#4070
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: SJC
Programs: AA EXP, BA Silver, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 33,542
Cheers.
Apr 18, 2013, 3:25 pm
#4071
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
Posts: 1,723
I believe that the checkers can tell if one is even eligible for Pre-Check on a given airline as well as if they qualify for this particular flight. For people who are not even eligible in a given case, and try to scam it, the best approach would be to send them out of the line. For those that are eligible, but don't qualify on a given flight (no general way to know without scanning barcodes), jumping into the line is reasonable.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Even if the checker has a scanner, one just gets a CLR if one is not in the program, so one can gain a shorter line but be thrown into the non-LLL machine/process.
Apr 18, 2013, 4:36 pm
#4072
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: LAX
Posts: 6,769
Is this true? I thought only Pre-Check eligible who are turned down from expedited screening get CLR. I didn't know everyone gets CLR, even those not enrolled in the Pre-Check program.
Apr 18, 2013, 5:01 pm
#4073
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
Posts: 1,723
I often fly DL, and I'm only Silver so I can't do Pre (GE just opened an office in my city so I'll do that soon), and being the nosy FT traveler that I am I always watch the scanner readout, and I always see CLR when they scan the BP.
Apr 20, 2013, 3:14 pm
#4074
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: STL/ORD/MCI/SAN
Programs: AA CK MM, AC SE100K, BA Gold, UA 1K, DL Plat, Hyatt Globalist, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Platinum
Posts: 1,990
I just want to add an additional data point for those who have been having issues with clearing precheck (by AA opt-in):
I've been opted-in since some time early last year - precheck only worked for me a couple of times in the beginning, although I frequently travel out of terminals that don't have it (like the SAN commuter terminal, for example), so it was never a big deal for me.
More recently, I noticed that I was never clearing precheck. I had read here that adding your middle name to your AA account might help, so I did that, but it didn't make any difference. I also book a decent amount of travel at the last minute, so I assumed that was probably a reasonable explanation for not clearing.
I've done quite a bit of traveling recently, including through many terminals with precheck, and finally got frustrated enough with the lack of clearing to call AA. This call was on Thursday night, I believe -- was transferred from EXP desk to AAdvantage customer service, and I was told that many people had reported the same problem, and that my name would be added to a list for AA to investigate.
By Saturday morning (<48 hrs later), I cleared Precheck at SEA for a flight to JFK, so whatever problem there was seems to have been fixed for me, although I'll be eager to try it out again in the near future.
I've been opted-in since some time early last year - precheck only worked for me a couple of times in the beginning, although I frequently travel out of terminals that don't have it (like the SAN commuter terminal, for example), so it was never a big deal for me.
More recently, I noticed that I was never clearing precheck. I had read here that adding your middle name to your AA account might help, so I did that, but it didn't make any difference. I also book a decent amount of travel at the last minute, so I assumed that was probably a reasonable explanation for not clearing.
I've done quite a bit of traveling recently, including through many terminals with precheck, and finally got frustrated enough with the lack of clearing to call AA. This call was on Thursday night, I believe -- was transferred from EXP desk to AAdvantage customer service, and I was told that many people had reported the same problem, and that my name would be added to a list for AA to investigate.
By Saturday morning (<48 hrs later), I cleared Precheck at SEA for a flight to JFK, so whatever problem there was seems to have been fixed for me, although I'll be eager to try it out again in the near future.
Apr 20, 2013, 3:57 pm
#4075
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
I just want to add an additional data point for those who have been having issues with clearing precheck (by AA opt-in):
I've been opted-in since some time early last year - precheck only worked for me a couple of times in the beginning, although I frequently travel out of terminals that don't have it (like the SAN commuter terminal, for example), so it was never a big deal for me.
More recently, I noticed that I was never clearing precheck. I had read here that adding your middle name to your AA account might help, so I did that, but it didn't make any difference. I also book a decent amount of travel at the last minute, so I assumed that was probably a reasonable explanation for not clearing.
I've done quite a bit of traveling recently, including through many terminals with precheck, and finally got frustrated enough with the lack of clearing to call AA. This call was on Thursday night, I believe -- was transferred from EXP desk to AAdvantage customer service, and I was told that many people had reported the same problem, and that my name would be added to a list for AA to investigate.
By Saturday morning (<48 hrs later), I cleared Precheck at SEA for a flight to JFK, so whatever problem there was seems to have been fixed for me, although I'll be eager to try it out again in the near future.
I've been opted-in since some time early last year - precheck only worked for me a couple of times in the beginning, although I frequently travel out of terminals that don't have it (like the SAN commuter terminal, for example), so it was never a big deal for me.
More recently, I noticed that I was never clearing precheck. I had read here that adding your middle name to your AA account might help, so I did that, but it didn't make any difference. I also book a decent amount of travel at the last minute, so I assumed that was probably a reasonable explanation for not clearing.
I've done quite a bit of traveling recently, including through many terminals with precheck, and finally got frustrated enough with the lack of clearing to call AA. This call was on Thursday night, I believe -- was transferred from EXP desk to AAdvantage customer service, and I was told that many people had reported the same problem, and that my name would be added to a list for AA to investigate.
By Saturday morning (<48 hrs later), I cleared Precheck at SEA for a flight to JFK, so whatever problem there was seems to have been fixed for me, although I'll be eager to try it out again in the near future.
Apr 20, 2013, 5:04 pm
#4076
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Matre-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,946
Interesting! Thanks for that information.
Thanks for the report and the info. By the way, adding your middle name makes a difference if you are enrolled in a Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Traveler (TT) program such as Global Entry and have entered your TT program member number in your AA or travel booker profile. If you aren't enrolled in a CBP TT program or haven't entered the number, then having your middle name or not should make no difference.
Apr 21, 2013, 12:37 pm
#4077
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Florida
Programs: Delta Diamond 360, AA Platinum for Life, Marriott Platinum Premier for Life, United Platinum, Hertz
Posts: 56
Got my global entry on Friday. Updated my AA account with trusted traveler number and checked the TSA precheck opt in box. Went to airport today, and did not qualify for TSA Pre.
AA says it might be because my ticket was booked with a middle initial as opposed to a full middle name as on my Advantage account and on my global entry card. Not sure if this is true but it has not prevented me from using TSA Pre on Delta in the past.
Any thoughts?
AA says it might be because my ticket was booked with a middle initial as opposed to a full middle name as on my Advantage account and on my global entry card. Not sure if this is true but it has not prevented me from using TSA Pre on Delta in the past.
Any thoughts?
Apr 21, 2013, 1:29 pm
#4078
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Chicago O'Hare
Programs: AA EXP, LT PLT 2.6MM, HHonors Lifetime Diamond, Hertz Presidents Circle
Posts: 678
Got my global entry on Friday. Updated my AA account with trusted traveler number and checked the TSA precheck opt in box. Went to airport today, and did not qualify for TSA Pre.
AA says it might be because my ticket was booked with a middle initial as opposed to a full middle name as on my Advantage account and on my global entry card. Not sure if this is true but it has not prevented me from using TSA Pre on Delta in the past.
Any thoughts?
AA says it might be because my ticket was booked with a middle initial as opposed to a full middle name as on my Advantage account and on my global entry card. Not sure if this is true but it has not prevented me from using TSA Pre on Delta in the past.
Any thoughts?
Apr 21, 2013, 6:28 pm
#4079
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: BOS/ORH
Programs: AS 75K
Posts: 18,323
Got my global entry on Friday. Updated my AA account with trusted traveler number and checked the TSA precheck opt in box. Went to airport today, and did not qualify for TSA Pre.
AA says it might be because my ticket was booked with a middle initial as opposed to a full middle name as on my Advantage account and on my global entry card. Not sure if this is true but it has not prevented me from using TSA Pre on Delta in the past.
Any thoughts?
AA says it might be because my ticket was booked with a middle initial as opposed to a full middle name as on my Advantage account and on my global entry card. Not sure if this is true but it has not prevented me from using TSA Pre on Delta in the past.
Any thoughts?
Apr 21, 2013, 8:48 pm
#4080
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: boston, ma, USA
Posts: 131
My PreCheck worked for LAX-BOS last month. Last week, it didn't worked at BOS-JFK portion for my BOS-JFK-HND flight. I told them it worked fine last time so why not this time and they said 'it wasn't coded' for it. Could it be due to the international flight in spite of the domestic connection?