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 21, 2012, 6:10 am
#826
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold but PlatPro thanks to LPs
Posts: 4,439
I know that when I am most tired and most worn out and most want to get home, THE LINE IS THE LONGEST.
$100 is well spent.
Jan 21, 2012, 6:15 am
#827
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
Must be the same maroon that refused to let me go to 4b when there was no line there, and instead insisted that I had to stand in the 20-person line at 4a (before pre-check).
Jan 21, 2012, 6:15 am
#828
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Plano, Texas USA
Programs: AA EXP, 8 MM; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,893
At DFW
I used this for the first time at DFW this week. Way cool! Shoes on, belt on, jacket on, no laptop out. might be worth parking at TErm C and taking tram to your actual depart term. Ok, maybe not, but it was cool.
What I didnt understand was what told them I was a TT? I just asked if I could use the lane and they said sure. Bar code on BP? or what?
What I didnt understand was what told them I was a TT? I just asked if I could use the lane and they said sure. Bar code on BP? or what?
Jan 21, 2012, 6:28 am
#829
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold but PlatPro thanks to LPs
Posts: 4,439
Your status as TT is encoded on the barcode of the boarding pass. No one knows until the scanner reads it.
Remember, some TTs will be randomly selected for full security screening. It's not an entitlement.
Jan 21, 2012, 7:33 am
#830
Join Date: May 2011
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Morning Calm, Marriott Plat., Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 297
I was wondering, reading about the last two pages....
Is the TT at LAX (erm do not know the exact normal English word for this), deterministic? Or stochastic like DFW? (Random luck LLL stuff)
It does seem some are implying that turning up at the LAX TT gets you through. (Of course, if you are a TT member)
Is the TT at LAX (erm do not know the exact normal English word for this), deterministic? Or stochastic like DFW? (Random luck LLL stuff)
It does seem some are implying that turning up at the LAX TT gets you through. (Of course, if you are a TT member)
Another note, my success rate seems going down rapidly. 2012 so far 3/7 success at dfw c30
Jan 21, 2012, 7:34 am
#831
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 57
I was wondering, reading about the last two pages....
Is the TT at LAX (erm do not know the exact normal English word for this), deterministic? Or stochastic like DFW? (Random luck LLL stuff)
It does seem some are implying that turning up at the LAX TT gets you through. (Of course, if you are a TT member)
Is the TT at LAX (erm do not know the exact normal English word for this), deterministic? Or stochastic like DFW? (Random luck LLL stuff)
It does seem some are implying that turning up at the LAX TT gets you through. (Of course, if you are a TT member)
Jan 21, 2012, 8:23 am
#832
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: MIA/LAS
Programs: AA Platinum, Hilton Gold, Starwood PLT
Posts: 572
Jan 21, 2012, 10:44 am
#833
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: DCA's home, AA hubs and spokes are where you'll usually find me
Programs: AA EXP, SPG Plat
Posts: 367
Pre-Check rocks.
Jan 21, 2012, 10:59 am
#834
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, Marriott Titanium, UA Silver, Hilton Gold, Hertz Pres Circle
Posts: 1,509
I tried it out this morning - I'll admit I was actually on a connection at DFW but was curious enough about it to exit the sterile area just to reenter security at C30. Sure enough the boarding pass scan brought back the LLL and I was the only one in the lane - pretty good directions labeled, and the TSO also asked me if it was my first time and explained what I needed to do. Basically pulled my cell phone and keys from my pocket, dropped them in a bin, and sent everything through and was on my way. Super easy ^
Jan 21, 2012, 1:25 pm
#835
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
Aside from all the discussion, here's some good news for at least some of us 
:
New York JFK International Airport in February 2012
:New York JFK International Airport in February 2012
Jan 21, 2012, 1:29 pm
#836
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: AA EXP, 3MM AA, Admirals Club
Posts: 461
I tried it out this morning - I'll admit I was actually on a connection at DFW but was curious enough about it to exit the sterile area just to reenter security at C30. Sure enough the boarding pass scan brought back the LLL and I was the only one in the lane - pretty good directions labeled, and the TSO also asked me if it was my first time and explained what I needed to do. Basically pulled my cell phone and keys from my pocket, dropped them in a bin, and sent everything through and was on my way. Super easy ^
I know what KNOWN PASSENGER is, I am one. What is LLL?
Jan 21, 2012, 1:32 pm
#837
Join Date: Nov 2011
Programs: AA EXP, 3MM AA, Admirals Club
Posts: 461
I used this for the first time at DFW this week. Way cool! Shoes on, belt on, jacket on, no laptop out. might be worth parking at TErm C and taking tram to your actual depart term. Ok, maybe not, but it was cool.
What I didnt understand was what told them I was a TT? I just asked if I could use the lane and they said sure. Bar code on BP? or what?
What I didnt understand was what told them I was a TT? I just asked if I could use the lane and they said sure. Bar code on BP? or what?
Jan 21, 2012, 2:07 pm
#838
Join Date: Aug 2006
Programs: Hyatt Diamond, SPG LT Plat, AA 3MM EXP
Posts: 397
The Las Vegas Pre-Check is just awesome. Literally had metal detector, x-ray, and 2 agents to myself while lines queued around me.
Additional info: LAS worked with a front desk-printed BP; DFW worked with both iPhone app barcode as well as a kiosk-printed one.
Additional info: LAS worked with a front desk-printed BP; DFW worked with both iPhone app barcode as well as a kiosk-printed one.
Last edited by gozetta; Jan 21, 2012 at 4:54 pm Reason: More info
Jan 21, 2012, 2:21 pm
#839
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: DFW
Programs: AA Exec Plat, IHG Plat, Marriott Plat, HHonors Diamond
Posts: 316
Jan 21, 2012, 2:36 pm
#840
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Plano, Texas USA
Programs: AA EXP, 8 MM; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,893
FYI - There is a big difference between TT (which you pay for) and "Known Passenger," which you don't pay for, and which shows up in your AA.com profile - and what most people are talking about in this thread - and allows you into the line where you do not get molested by TSA!
oh, wait...From aa.com
What is the new pilot program AA Known Traveler?
Known Traveler (KT) is a pilot program began October 4, 2011 Right now AA is participating with the TSA in the program at MIA at the D2 checkpoint, DFW airport in Terminal C, checkpoint C30. The program also includes members of the governments trusted traveler programs (NEXUS, Global Entry, and SENTRI) to be a part of an expedited screening process.