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
Jan 16, 2014, 6:25 am
#5476
Join Date: Apr 2005
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For you, w/metal implants, it is faster, because you don't then need to wait for a pat-down but for the majority of pax, it is significantly slower & only slows down the entire process including getting the carryon bags screened since the exit lane then is backed up, as well waiting on those 6/8/10 pax to get their bags.
Jan 16, 2014, 7:14 am
#5477
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Northeast Kansas | Colorado Native
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Posts: 21,607
NO !! A number of people need the NoS vs. the WTMD. People like me who have two metal hip replacements - it's a nightmare going through the WTMD as it sounds a big alarm and I have to take off my shoes (my wife has to do it and put them back on again). Others have metal parts in their bodies or wear heavy jewelery. The NoS is the ticket to a simple screening. I just can't imagine why anyone wouldn't want it. It's non-invasive, the new version does not show your body, and it's fast as can be. The last 5 Pre-Check screenings I've been through have sent me through the Nos 4 times and it took less than 30 seconds. The other time at DFW the PreCheck had only a WTMD and Pre-Check meant nothing - I had to remove shoes and go through a full pat down. My wife who also has Pre-Check also was singled out and had to go through a pat down and remove shoes because some jewelery set off the machine. NoS is SO fast I just don't understand why every Pre-Check traveler wouldn't want it.
I've read some responses to previous posts where some have indicated paranoia about some screener seeing them nude (doesn't happen) or that they are in a "surrendering" position while going through it (get over it- maybe you're paranoid).
I've read some responses to previous posts where some have indicated paranoia about some screener seeing them nude (doesn't happen) or that they are in a "surrendering" position while going through it (get over it- maybe you're paranoid).
Jan 16, 2014, 2:24 pm
#5478
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At 4 pm today, 1/16/14, I went through TSA at JFK T8. It looks like if your bp had TSA pre-check they let you through the pre-check line with NO scan for most (I think every 3rd bp was actually scanned).^
Jan 16, 2014, 8:12 pm
#5479
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
Posts: 1,723
> NoS is SO fast I just don't understand why every Pre-Check traveler wouldn't want it.
We're all against terrorism, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't allow "authorities" to search homes without a warrant.
We're all against crime, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't allow one's vehicle to be searched if one has nothing to hide.
Some people just believe the NoS is invasive and against our rights. Just because the courts haven't (yet) agreed with the same some people doesn't mean it's not true (see internment of American Citizens of Japanese ethnicity in 1940s... See Lincoln's jailing of American Citizens without due process in 1860s... see the NDAA Act of 2012, Section 1021...).
We're all against terrorism, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't allow "authorities" to search homes without a warrant.
We're all against crime, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't allow one's vehicle to be searched if one has nothing to hide.
Some people just believe the NoS is invasive and against our rights. Just because the courts haven't (yet) agreed with the same some people doesn't mean it's not true (see internment of American Citizens of Japanese ethnicity in 1940s... See Lincoln's jailing of American Citizens without due process in 1860s... see the NDAA Act of 2012, Section 1021...).
Jan 16, 2014, 10:05 pm
#5480
Join Date: Jul 1999
Location: Sacramento, CA
Programs: AA Exec Plat, Hyatt,Marriott,BA,AS
Posts: 4,428
> NoS is SO fast I just don't understand why every Pre-Check traveler wouldn't want it.
We're all against terrorism, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't allow "authorities" to search homes without a warrant.
We're all against crime, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't allow one's vehicle to be searched if one has nothing to hide.
Some people just believe the NoS is invasive and against our rights. Just because the courts haven't (yet) agreed with the same some people doesn't mean it's not true (see internment of American Citizens of Japanese ethnicity in 1940s... See Lincoln's jailing of American Citizens without due process in 1860s... see the NDAA Act of 2012, Section 1021...).
We're all against terrorism, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't allow "authorities" to search homes without a warrant.
We're all against crime, I don't understand why anyone wouldn't allow one's vehicle to be searched if one has nothing to hide.
Some people just believe the NoS is invasive and against our rights. Just because the courts haven't (yet) agreed with the same some people doesn't mean it's not true (see internment of American Citizens of Japanese ethnicity in 1940s... See Lincoln's jailing of American Citizens without due process in 1860s... see the NDAA Act of 2012, Section 1021...).
Jan 16, 2014, 10:29 pm
#5481
Join Date: Mar 2011
Programs: AA Platinum Pro, Hilton Diamond, Hyatt Exploralist, Marriot Silver
Posts: 2,065
I understand that this is a charged issue with all sorts of political and philosophical tie-ins, but could we return to using this thread as a source of information regarding PreCheck procedures, program rollouts, etc.? There must be a political PreCheck thread in OMNI for those so inclined.
Jan 17, 2014, 8:13 am
#5482
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: NH, USA
Programs: AA Million Miler, Marriott/SPG Lifetime Plat
Posts: 393
US Pre-check When Flying AA?
I just booked my first AA itinerary, it took a while to get my US CP number on to it as our corporate travel agent hasn't adjusted yet, now it is on there I'm curious if anyone knows if I'll get TSA Pre-check when I fly?
For example I am Pre-check approved in US, I've been flying United using my US DM number and I typically get approved for pre-check, am I likely to do so with AA?
Thanks,
Chris.
For example I am Pre-check approved in US, I've been flying United using my US DM number and I typically get approved for pre-check, am I likely to do so with AA?
Thanks,
Chris.
Jan 17, 2014, 8:27 am
#5483
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Tennessee, USA
Programs: AA EXP 3MM, HH Diamond, SPG Gold
Posts: 322
Call AA and give them your PASSID number on the back of your GLobal Entry card. They will tag this number to your AAdvantage acct or to your PNR.
Jan 17, 2014, 8:28 am
#5484
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: NH, USA
Programs: AA Million Miler, Marriott/SPG Lifetime Plat
Posts: 393
Thanks, but my Pre-check is through nomination by the airlines (US and AS), not via Global Entry. I don't think I can transfer it in this way unless I apply for GE, correct?
Jan 17, 2014, 8:39 am
#5485
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Jan 17, 2014, 10:28 am
#5486
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But the TSA does have some 'mysterious' criteria for flagging kettles as pre-check eligible so you may just get lucky, go through the pre-check line anyways.
Jan 17, 2014, 10:36 am
#5487
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: TN
Programs: US Airways, Hilton, Marriott
Posts: 99
While they may not be sharing, I recently completed an AA flight using a FF number from USAir. Both legs showed TSA pre-check on the ticket
Jan 17, 2014, 10:51 am
#5488
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: NH, USA
Programs: AA Million Miler, Marriott/SPG Lifetime Plat
Posts: 393
I'll keep my fingers crossed then! Frankly I was surprised I got precheck on United but certainly wasn't going to complain. I'm glad to be able to fly AA and at least get preferred seating rather than being stuck in row 30+ as I was on United.
Jan 17, 2014, 11:03 am
#5489
Join Date: Jan 2000
Posts: 3,026
Tell be about it. My wife and I are both CP and get PreCheck 50% of the time. Our son who is 15 and travels with us with no status gets it 100%.
Jan 17, 2014, 11:05 am
#5490
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: AZ
Programs: AA EXP/Marriott Platinum/HH Diamond/AVIS First
Posts: 39
Print boarding pass today on AA, has my USDM number and has Pre Check.