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 12, 2012, 8:50 pm
#661
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Thanks to flyertalk I found out that I can enter the info into my profile on AA.com and don't have to carry the card around with me.
Jan 12, 2012, 9:23 pm
#662
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But, wait, folks, there's more
I did a "dummy" booking just because I was curious about a particular airfare, and there it was in my profile "TSA Expedited Screening" with a green checkmark just like Aaron's.
It does not show up on my current reservation for next week. I know for a fact I entered the TT number into my Aadvantage account before making the reservation.
Others have said some Aadvantage Gold / TT people are getting expedited screening. I hope to get it, too. It looks good, now.
Jan 13, 2012, 12:00 am
#664
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I went through LAX security today, and they moved it. The TSA lady told me I was approved for the trusted traveler thing, and they closed off the old priority section because they were refitting it for the trusted traveler. She said that come next week, it should be operational and LAX should get TT. I can't wait! TSA today took forever!
Jan 13, 2012, 4:03 am
#665
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I got the LLL trusted traveler treatment in MIA after printing my boarding pass at a kiosk a few minutes prior to going through security.
Jan 13, 2012, 5:26 am
#666
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I went through LAX security today, and they moved it. The TSA lady told me I was approved for the trusted traveler thing, and they closed off the old priority section because they were refitting it for the trusted traveler. She said that come next week, it should be operational and LAX should get TT. I can't wait! TSA today took forever!
Will it be in the special Flagship screening area, or the priority area of the big normal checkpoint?
Jan 13, 2012, 6:35 am
#667
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Jan 13, 2012, 7:01 am
#668
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Jan 13, 2012, 9:55 am
#669
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It will be in the big area where they moved the PriorityAAcess section to on the east end. Do you recall how there are actually two big screening areas on the east side? There's one further east where PriorityAAcess moved to, and there's one in between regular and priority that's been largely unused. Well, the middle one is now the PriorityAAcess one, and the far one will be TT. However, the lady wasn't clear as to whether all PriorityAAcess will also be moving back.
Jan 13, 2012, 12:45 pm
#670
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When I last went through LAX, I noticed the middle of these two screening rooms (between Priority screening and regular screening) was empty, but there were some TSA and other people in there apparently discussing the use of that space. They were pointing at stuff, like "move that there, move this here".
Another data point: I know there is a special Flagship Service check-in area, with its own separate entrance from the curb. The FS check-in area is a private room at the extreme east of the terminal, past the Priority check in. There is no special TSA room for Flagship service passengers.
There is an elevator just between the Flagship check in room and the Priority check in area. Flagship passengers take that elevator, which puts them out at the entrance to the east-most TSA screening room. They are then invited to enter the TSA room at the head of the line, cutting ahead of other Priority passengers who are waiting in line. I saw that when I was last at LAX.
Jan 13, 2012, 1:45 pm
#671
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There is an elevator just between the Flagship check in room and the Priority check in area. Flagship passengers take that elevator, which puts them out at the entrance to the east-most TSA screening room. They are then invited to enter the TSA room at the head of the line, cutting ahead of other Priority passengers who are waiting in line. I saw that when I was last at LAX.
But this checkpoint is the one that has exclusively NoS, correct? So if you go this route and want to avoid radiation, you have to do the opt-out nonsense every time?
I'd rather go to the normal (non-Flagship) Priority line and choose a screening line that has the WTMD in use. But that's just me.
Jan 13, 2012, 2:20 pm
#672
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Just had the Expedited TSA in MIA yesterday. Terminal D, printed out my BP at the kiosk. Lots of people in line in both the Priority and non Priority lines.
The Priority Access section had 2 lines open and I was directed into the right line. Once the first TSA agent checked my credentials, he underlined parts and passed it to the other agent that was checking the left line. There is a cordoned off area by that agent and the agent let me in.
They asked if it was my first time and then told me no need to take out the laptop or remove my shoes; just put the bags on the conveyor and walk through a regular metal detector. After the credential check, it took all of 60 seconds! Hope this is installed at all the major airports ASAP.
The Priority Access section had 2 lines open and I was directed into the right line. Once the first TSA agent checked my credentials, he underlined parts and passed it to the other agent that was checking the left line. There is a cordoned off area by that agent and the agent let me in.
They asked if it was my first time and then told me no need to take out the laptop or remove my shoes; just put the bags on the conveyor and walk through a regular metal detector. After the credential check, it took all of 60 seconds! Hope this is installed at all the major airports ASAP.
Last edited by njfan07; Jan 13, 2012 at 2:29 pm
Jan 13, 2012, 4:04 pm
#673
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But this checkpoint is the one that has exclusively NoS, correct? So if you go this route and want to avoid radiation, you have to do the opt-out nonsense every time?
I'd rather go to the normal (non-Flagship) Priority line and choose a screening line that has the WTMD in use. But that's just me.
I'd rather go to the normal (non-Flagship) Priority line and choose a screening line that has the WTMD in use. But that's just me.
The middle room has one lane which means that once it gets backed up they'll switch to WTMD while I believe the main PA room on the far end has two lanes meaning it'll still be random.
Jan 13, 2012, 5:13 pm
#674
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Agreed, especially since I rarely see super long lines. If I can't find an AIT-free lane (far left isn't in use and others are using AIT as primary) I just walk down to the other room hoping for better luck.
The middle room has one lane which means that once it gets backed up they'll switch to WTMD while I believe the main PA room on the far end has two lanes meaning it'll still be random.
The middle room has one lane which means that once it gets backed up they'll switch to WTMD while I believe the main PA room on the far end has two lanes meaning it'll still be random.
Jan 13, 2012, 5:21 pm
#675
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