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
Sep 26, 2013, 9:32 am
#4863
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Pre-check should show on a BP whether or not the particular station has it. At non pre-check stations, Recently, I've been sent through a mag rather than a MMW or somesuch, although without the other pre benefits for shoes and the like. Seems random.
Sep 26, 2013, 10:23 am
#4864
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
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My wife and I connected in DFW from LHR yesterday. Upon arrival in DFW I went to a kiosk to print our BPs. She got pre-check, I did not. We were on the same reservation. (I get it via my EXP status, she gets it via GE).
The TSA agent did say that a BP printed overseas will not have the precheck indicator.
The TSA agent did say that a BP printed overseas will not have the precheck indicator.
Sep 26, 2013, 10:47 am
#4865
Join Date: Nov 2010
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Posts: 1,135
From my experience it does. Overseas kiosk-printed BPs don't have the Precheck logo and they scan as a '0' in the magic field.
Sep 26, 2013, 7:23 pm
#4866
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My wife and I connected in DFW from LHR yesterday. Upon arrival in DFW I went to a kiosk to print our BPs. She got pre-check, I did not. We were on the same reservation. (I get it via my EXP status, she gets it via GE).
The TSA agent did say that a BP printed overseas will not have the precheck indicator.
The TSA agent did say that a BP printed overseas will not have the precheck indicator.
Sep 27, 2013, 7:18 am
#4867
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Boston, MA (BOS)
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The security lines can be very long at SLC, especially around DL. Pre-check should help with that though. It's a 3-5 minute walk from C/D security to the AA gates on A Concourse.
Sep 27, 2013, 7:28 am
#4868
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Cheers.
Sep 27, 2013, 8:30 am
#4869
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Its an easy trip from the DL precheck area over to AA but ... the TSA in SLC is very good. Seems like there is rarely more than a couple of people in the elite line in the non-DL terminal (terminal 1). When pre-check first came out, I went over to the DL terminal just to use it. Then I realized, its probably quicker just to go through the elite line in the non-DL terminal.
Sep 27, 2013, 11:46 am
#4870
Join Date: Jul 2011
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I routinely use the Terminal 2 DL Pre line for my SLC AA travel.
Sep 27, 2013, 1:18 pm
#4871
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Today was my first time through PreCheck (for AA) at LAX, since Jan 2012.. Glad to see that the regular lane next to PreCheck is still WTMD only ^
Sep 28, 2013, 10:00 am
#4872
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Checked in for my flight tomorrow AA116 LAX-EWR and for the first time in recent memory, I didn't get the Pre-Check logo on my mobile boarding pass or online printed boarding pass. Shouldn't I have gotten at least the logo since I'm enrolled? Or does the absence of the logo already indicate I'll be ineligible for Pre-Check tomorrow morning?
Sep 28, 2013, 10:21 am
#4873
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Sep 28, 2013, 10:22 am
#4874
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Checked in for my flight tomorrow AA116 LAX-EWR and for the first time in recent memory, I didn't get the Pre-Check logo on my mobile boarding pass or online printed boarding pass. Shouldn't I have gotten at least the logo since I'm enrolled? Or does the absence of the logo already indicate I'll be ineligible for Pre-Check tomorrow morning?
Sep 28, 2013, 10:39 am
#4875
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: MSN
Programs: AA ExPlat, 1MM; HHonors Gold; SPG Gold
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Yes, the lack of a logo is a clue to the line captains that don't have scanners that you should not be allowed in the Pre-Check line. However, you might want to scan your BP to see if you have the magical "3" in the right spot and still be able to use the Pre-Check line and get the "LLL". If may be a glitch with AA.com in dropping the logo for your trip.