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
Dec 3, 2015, 4:20 pm
#6211
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Do you have a U.S. Known Traveler Number, and is it in your AA account profile? If not, that would certainly contribute to your sporadic Pre status. And even those wihKTNs occasionally get a fail been when our BP is scanned or get a SSSS on our BP. Both have occurred to me within the last few months - among other things, there's a random screening that will get you either.
Yes, the spent shell casings probably did get them to inspect your bag. It's also possible someone other than TSA ripped off the priority tag.
We will merge this into the proper thread soon. /Moderator
Yes, the spent shell casings probably did get them to inspect your bag. It's also possible someone other than TSA ripped off the priority tag.
We will merge this into the proper thread soon. /Moderator
Dec 3, 2015, 4:24 pm
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^ I've just researched the Known Traveller Number and my reading is it is something you have to apply for. In that case, no, I've never applied for one and afaik I do not have one.
Dec 3, 2015, 5:01 pm
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You can get the KTN directly from the TSA or via GE - which has just been opened to UK passport holders again - and both require payment, clearance, and an interview. There are still some random assignments to Pre-Check but the airline elite path has supposedly been closed.
Dec 4, 2015, 3:15 am
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You can get the KTN directly from the TSA or via GE - which has just been opened to UK passport holders again - and both require payment, clearance, and an interview. There are still some random assignments to Pre-Check but the airline elite path has supposedly been closed.
I'm still seeing lots of foreigners getting PreCheck LLL even when such passengers have no elite status, supplied neither FFN nor KTN.
Dec 4, 2015, 5:25 pm
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Last year there were articles in the NYT indicating TSA was doing away with many precheck's for premium and elite passengers and encouraged people to apply for TSA precheck, pay $80, and go through their background check process and personal interview. I did this and once approved I received the known traveler number about a month later. I updated my FF account on AA with the number (and other participating airlines) and whenever I book online the number and precheck status always print on my paper or hand held boarding pass. I'm not sure if the TSA actually has done what they said last year though in terms of limiting precheck for premiums and elite's.... Going through security at LAS this Weds, there seemed to be a lot of TSA prechecks and only one lane was open.
Dec 4, 2015, 6:14 pm
#6216
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Ugh, there is no separate TSA Pre-check line for the AA terminal at Newark/EWR!
Dec 10, 2015, 9:22 pm
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ExP automatic flight upgrade nixes TSA Pre - or is it me? [to merge]
Every time I get upgraded as ExP on domestic fligh tusing auto upgrade I donot get TSAPre.
Yes do not have the Global trusted traveler yet. But on hundreds of USAirways flights, after TSAPre started I only did not get it 1 time. Now it always disapears after I get upgraded. Also - after I get upgraded there is 75% chance that the flight miles will not get reflected in my Advantage account.
Is it my luck or something is changing?
Yes do not have the Global trusted traveler yet. But on hundreds of USAirways flights, after TSAPre started I only did not get it 1 time. Now it always disapears after I get upgraded. Also - after I get upgraded there is 75% chance that the flight miles will not get reflected in my Advantage account.
Is it my luck or something is changing?
Dec 10, 2015, 9:42 pm
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In my experience, since launched, I have never lost PreCheck due to an upgrade. It would be strange to have it and then not for the same PNR. Someone can correct me but I thought the PreCheck program for airlines elites has expired. It's now random for general public with an alogorithum or pretty much guaranteed for a Trusted Traveler
Dec 10, 2015, 10:02 pm
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Every time I get upgraded as ExP on domestic fligh tusing auto upgrade I donot get TSAPre.
Yes do not have the Global trusted traveler yet. But on hundreds of USAirways flights, after TSAPre started I only did not get it 1 time. Now it always disapears after I get upgraded. Also - after I get upgraded there is 75% chance that the flight miles will not get reflected in my Advantage account.
Is it my luck or something is changing?
Yes do not have the Global trusted traveler yet. But on hundreds of USAirways flights, after TSAPre started I only did not get it 1 time. Now it always disapears after I get upgraded. Also - after I get upgraded there is 75% chance that the flight miles will not get reflected in my Advantage account.
Is it my luck or something is changing?
In my experience, since launched, I have never lost PreCheck due to an upgrade. It would be strange to have it and then not for the same PNR. Someone can correct me but I thought the PreCheck program for airlines elites has expired. It's now random for general public with an alogorithum or pretty much guaranteed for a Trusted Traveler
Dec 11, 2015, 6:29 am
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Normally you don't know for sure whether you have PreCheck for particular travel until you check in and see your boarding pass. If PreCheck is printed on your first (coach) boarding pass and you're upgraded after check in--for example, if you're handed a FC boarding pass when you drop your bag at the airport--keep the coach boarding pass and use if for TSA security. Then board with the FC boarding pass. Problem solved.
Dec 11, 2015, 10:01 am
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Every time I get upgraded as ExP on domestic fligh tusing auto upgrade I donot get TSAPre.
Yes do not have the Global trusted traveler yet. But on hundreds of USAirways flights, after TSAPre started I only did not get it 1 time. Now it always disapears after I get upgraded. Also - after I get upgraded there is 75% chance that the flight miles will not get reflected in my Advantage account.
Is it my luck or something is changing?
Yes do not have the Global trusted traveler yet. But on hundreds of USAirways flights, after TSAPre started I only did not get it 1 time. Now it always disapears after I get upgraded. Also - after I get upgraded there is 75% chance that the flight miles will not get reflected in my Advantage account.
Is it my luck or something is changing?
See for example:
http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.c...ore-selective/
Dec 11, 2015, 10:36 am
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Normally you don't know for sure whether you have PreCheck for particular travel until you check in and see your boarding pass. If PreCheck is printed on your first (coach) boarding pass and you're upgraded after check in--for example, if you're handed a FC boarding pass when you drop your bag at the airport--keep the coach boarding pass and use if for TSA security. Then board with the FC boarding pass. Problem solved.
Dec 16, 2015, 8:11 pm
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TSA Pre-Check Hours Thread
So maybe I missed a thread somewhere and couldn't find it. I know TSA and airports used to list the hours of operation for TSA PreCheck security checkpoints, but it seems that that information is either no longer being kept by TSA or the airports. Some airports (very few) I have seen this on their website, but not many.
Personally I'm trying to figure out what the hours of operation are for Chicago O'Hare Terminal 3 - American Airlines TSA PreCheck hours. Anyone know?
Figured if there was not a thread for this already, this might be useful to anyone else trying to keep track of hours of operation.
Personally I'm trying to figure out what the hours of operation are for Chicago O'Hare Terminal 3 - American Airlines TSA PreCheck hours. Anyone know?
Figured if there was not a thread for this already, this might be useful to anyone else trying to keep track of hours of operation.
Dec 16, 2015, 8:27 pm
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This might have what you're looking for: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...solidated.html
Dec 17, 2015, 11:15 pm
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