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 17, 2012, 7:21 am
#706
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 2,080
Just went through 4A. It's really starting this morning! ^ But not until 7:00. 
The answer to the question about what will happen if you're rejected is that there are two lanes inside 4A, separated by a waist-high barrier. People selected for expedited screening will go to the left (inside 4A), and people not selected will go to the right (also inside 4A).
The answer to the question about what will happen if you're rejected is that there are two lanes inside 4A, separated by a waist-high barrier. People selected for expedited screening will go to the left (inside 4A), and people not selected will go to the right (also inside 4A).
Jan 17, 2012, 7:28 am
#707
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: NYC/SFO
Programs: UA 1K*MM, AA PP
Posts: 1,097
Either way, I guess next time I fly from LAX i'll get to use it!
Last edited by asya999; Jan 17, 2012 at 7:44 am
Jan 17, 2012, 7:45 am
#708
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SEA
Programs: All Around Nobody
Posts: 861
Went through today, used a BP printed from home. Saw it scanned LLL, TSO gave me the card explaining the prechecked program then sent me through regular security.
Just read here that it starts at 0700 Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow.
Just read here that it starts at 0700
Oh well, I'll try again tomorrow.
Jan 17, 2012, 11:26 am
#709
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
Just went through 4A. It's really starting this morning! ^ But not until 7:00.
The answer to the question about what will happen if you're rejected is that there are two lanes inside 4A, separated by a waist-high barrier. People selected for expedited screening will go to the left (inside 4A), and people not selected will go to the right (also inside 4A).
The answer to the question about what will happen if you're rejected is that there are two lanes inside 4A, separated by a waist-high barrier. People selected for expedited screening will go to the left (inside 4A), and people not selected will go to the right (also inside 4A).
Jan 17, 2012, 11:42 am
#710
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,419
Looking forward to using Pre-Check at LAX so that I can shave it down from 1 min to 30 sec to get through security.
Jan 17, 2012, 12:39 pm
#711
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 2,080
Obviously I can't say as an operational matter whether they will ever direct anyone to AIT screening in another area, but there are no AIT machines in 4A.
Jan 17, 2012, 12:53 pm
#712
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
Just went through 4A. It's really starting this morning! ^ But not until 7:00.
The answer to the question about what will happen if you're rejected is that there are two lanes inside 4A, separated by a waist-high barrier. People selected for expedited screening will go to the left (inside 4A), and people not selected will go to the right (also inside 4A).
The answer to the question about what will happen if you're rejected is that there are two lanes inside 4A, separated by a waist-high barrier. People selected for expedited screening will go to the left (inside 4A), and people not selected will go to the right (also inside 4A).
Jan 17, 2012, 1:10 pm
#713
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 2,080
That is how it looked this morning -- as though anyone who could get to that part of the mezzanine could present themselves for screening in 4A. It would seem to make more sense to have the BP check outside the door, so that people who are not part of Pre-Check at all could be sent to another door, but that's not how the TSO I spoke with said it was going to be done.
Jan 17, 2012, 1:54 pm
#714
Join Date: Jul 1999
Programs: QF WP, AA EXP
Posts: 3,520
The best news out of this whole thing is that Priority Access area is now Cancer Box free. My BP didn't work with pre-check (even though I'm enrolled), but I got to go through a nice Nude-O-Scope free lane.
Jan 17, 2012, 3:42 pm
#715
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
Posts: 1,723
Cancer free? Just because a machine doesn't put out ionizing radiation doesn't mean it's cancer free. I'm not believing anything the gov't tells me about cancer causing results of some machine that hasn't been tested for many years - their history on being trusted on this subject is too poor (cigarettes, above ground nuke testing...).
Jan 17, 2012, 3:51 pm
#716
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2006
Programs: AAdvantage PP
Posts: 13,913
Guy in front of me today at MIA was royally pissed because his agent printed BP did not have the coding for the TT lane. And Security screening was anmightmare. There were just two lanes and using the Nude O Scans at that.
Jan 17, 2012, 4:13 pm
#717
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Austin, Texas
Programs: Airline nobody. Sad!
Posts: 26,062
Jan 17, 2012, 4:25 pm
#718
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
Why didn't he just go reprint at a kiosk? Or is it a "one and done" and they won't give you a second chance at it?
Jan 17, 2012, 4:36 pm
#719
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold but PlatPro thanks to LPs
Posts: 4,439
They make it clear that the expedited screening is not an entitlement. There will be some random TT passengers who get the full screening.
Jan 17, 2012, 4:38 pm
#720
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
Once they scan the boarding pass and see "LLL" or "not LLL", you must follow through. You can't change your mind and go try again.
They make it clear that the expedited screening is not an entitlement. There will be some random TT passengers who get the full screening.
They make it clear that the expedited screening is not an entitlement. There will be some random TT passengers who get the full screening.