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, 7:40 pm
#736
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: LAX
Programs: AA EXP 2MM
Posts: 2,080
That has to be right, doesn't it? AA submits the pax list to TSA in advance, including the data in your PNR that identify you as a Trusted Traveler and/or an opted-in elite. TSA's computers flag you for expedited screening, or they don't. It can't be some special code embedded in your printed BP.
Jan 17, 2012, 7:46 pm
#737
Join Date: May 2006
Location: MIA
Programs: AA EXP 5MM; Hertz President's Circle; Hilton Gold
Posts: 111
Can confirm that program started at LAX today. wife and I arrived about 9:15 am for 11am to MIA and went right to the line with sign saying TSA pre screen. We have been using it for several months already in MIA. We both lit up LLL and went right through the special line where TSA staff was greeting us like celebrities. Agent explained as we went through that it is still random and you may not register LLL each time. However since the program began in Miami we are both 100% . It is a great program.
Jan 17, 2012, 7:47 pm
#738
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,319
That has to be right, doesn't it? AA submits the pax list to TSA in advance, including the data in your PNR that identify you as a Trusted Traveler and/or an opted-in elite. TSA's computers flag you for expedited screening, or they don't. It can't be some special code embedded in your printed BP.
Jan 17, 2012, 8:08 pm
#739
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
If that's the case then why don't they also print a large LLL on the BP to save time (so that the TT lane attendant doesn't even bother scanning and sends you on your way if you don't have it)?
Jan 17, 2012, 8:20 pm
#740
Moderator: Alaska Mileage Plan
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 12,319
The intent of the randomness is for the pax not to know in advance of screening.
Jan 17, 2012, 8:35 pm
#742
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
I still can't figure out what would have been wrong with "present your GE card as ID and automatically be sent to TT lane with the possibility of being randomly selected for additional screening"? Too simple?
Jan 17, 2012, 8:46 pm
#743
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Northeast Kansas | Colorado Native
Programs: Amex Gold/Plat, UA *G, Hyatt Globalist, Marriott LT Gold, NEXUS, TSA Disparager Unobtanium
Posts: 21,606
I fly out of LAX next weekend, so I'll keep my fingers crossed for the LLL to appear. With UA, I know where to go so that I can avoid the NoS, unlike with AA.
I suppose. While I'm happy to have TT, the logic employed behind virtually every aspect of the program seems mind-numbingly stupid.
I still can't figure out what would have been wrong with "present your GE card as ID and automatically be sent to TT lane with the possibility of being randomly selected for additional screening"? Too simple?
I still can't figure out what would have been wrong with "present your GE card as ID and automatically be sent to TT lane with the possibility of being randomly selected for additional screening"? Too simple?
Jan 17, 2012, 11:05 pm
#744
Join Date: Jul 2011
Programs: AA & DL / SPG & HGP
Posts: 1,723
I meant that all the boxes/machines, other than the traditional metal detector ones, are cancer boxes/machines, IMO, at least until we have many years (decades) of use proof to show that they are not.
Jan 18, 2012, 7:05 am
#745
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: DCA / WAS
Programs: DL 2+ million/PM, YX, Marriott Plt, *wood gold, HHonors, CO Plt, UA, AA EXP, WN, AGR
Posts: 9,388
Jan 18, 2012, 7:51 am
#746
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SEA
Programs: All Around Nobody
Posts: 861
Finally got through!
Kiosk printed, then went to the Priority AAcess section, explained I was trusted traveller, showed them my nexus card and they let me through even though I'm non status (until DEQAA/DEQ11 post) and in Q.
Went in the Pre-Checked line and my BP scanned LLL. Went through the regular x-ray, left my stuff in my bag and shoes on. Unfortunately they had to swab down my shoes (Clark's Desert Boots
) but besides that was a nice process.
The local news (KTLA) crews were there and were filming some passengers going through.
Kiosk printed, then went to the Priority AAcess section, explained I was trusted traveller, showed them my nexus card and they let me through even though I'm non status (until DEQAA/DEQ11 post) and in Q.
Went in the Pre-Checked line and my BP scanned LLL. Went through the regular x-ray, left my stuff in my bag and shoes on. Unfortunately they had to swab down my shoes (Clark's Desert Boots
) but besides that was a nice process.The local news (KTLA) crews were there and were filming some passengers going through.
Jan 18, 2012, 7:54 am
#747
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold but PlatPro thanks to LPs
Posts: 4,439
Jan 18, 2012, 8:03 am
#748
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold but PlatPro thanks to LPs
Posts: 4,439
And don't worry, I don't fly coach 
(nor do I remove my shoes on a non-redeye)
Jan 18, 2012, 9:16 am
#749
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Los Angeles, CA - Nearly 4 Million Actual Miles Flown
Posts: 5,522
I am at LAX now and while I am in the program, it didn't work today. But as it turns out, none of my PNR's have an SSR line in the record, and I'm told that it required for it to change the BP code that is scanned. I book through a corporate travel agent so I am wondering if thats part of the snag.
Jan 18, 2012, 11:22 am
#750
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: ORD/PSP
Programs: AA LT Plat, 6.0 MM, Marriott LT Platinum
Posts: 1,002
Just came through LAX security, that was Great! Cut to front of ID check, shoes on, headphone in, computer in bag, breezed through dedicated X-ray, as reported NOS gone. Marvelous!