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 30, 2012, 9:12 pm
#991
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: AA SPG Amex
Posts: 4,644
But ORD doesn't have the program yet, do they? Did you get any kind of benefits for having the "LLL"?
I imagine that "CLR" is short for "clear" and that it is just telling the checker that the BP is valid.
I imagine that "CLR" is short for "clear" and that it is just telling the checker that the BP is valid.
Jan 30, 2012, 9:38 pm
#993
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Thousand Oaks, Ca., USA
Programs: AA Lifetime Plat; Bonvoy Titanium Lifetime Elite;Hyatt Globalist; HHonors Diamond; United Silver
Posts: 8,315
Nice to hear it's in Vegas!
LAX was smooth today, only disappointment was they want you to take out your CPAP machine (if you have one). MIA doesn't do that.
LAX was smooth today, only disappointment was they want you to take out your CPAP machine (if you have one). MIA doesn't do that.
Jan 30, 2012, 11:34 pm
#994
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
Programs: AA EXP(4mm), DL Gold, UA Gold (1mm), HH Diamond, Bonvoy Amb(l/t Titanium). Former EA/PA elite
Posts: 994
I went through the pre-clearance in Lax on 1/28. First time I've used it. Worked great. I cleared security in something like 2 minutes.
Jan 30, 2012, 11:44 pm
#995
Join Date: Aug 2004
Programs: AA (EP), Hilton (Diamond), Marriott Bonvoy (Titanium)
Posts: 8,937
I suppose if those turned away seemed clueless about Pre-Check / Known Traveler, that would be a hint.
Went through LAX over the weekend. Gave TSA agent my bp and ID, she scanned it, green light flashed and I saw "CLR." Not sure what it meant, she just gave me a blank stare and didn't tell me which line to go to.
I asked her if I was selected, she just said, it's all random, without telling me yes or no. So, I just went to the right line
It didn't take long, but I still had to take off my shoes and belt, etc.
I asked her if I was selected, she just said, it's all random, without telling me yes or no. So, I just went to the right line
It didn't take long, but I still had to take off my shoes and belt, etc.
My guess is that you need to have your Trusted Traveler number associated with your reservation and passenger record in advance. My guess is that they sweep the next day reservations, isolate those who are TT-eligible, then use a random number function to select some for expedited screening, others for full screening. The expedited screening "flag" would be attached to then PNR, then eventually encoded on the boarding pass bar code.
This labeling of the signs "PreCheck" rather than "Truster Traveler PreCheck", when the only term AA told us about was Trusterd Traveler, was very confusing to me, and may still be confusing to lots of people who signed up but are not reading the ins and outs of how it's implemented here on FT.
The more posts I read the more I think that the BP should have some kind of visible indication that you areenrolled to know whether you should even be in the line in the first place. Then the "LLL" scan determines the random eligibility. That will keep those who haven't signed up from going into the line in the first place.
Jan 31, 2012, 6:47 am
#996
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2006
Programs: AAdvantage PP
Posts: 13,913
For me the TT lane at MIA has become a two faced sword. While I'm five for five I know that TSA can still reject me using the lane on a random basis. The problem now is that the eastern most entrance to Concourse D where the TT is located is now down to just two screening lanes with the third lane reserved for TT.
As a result there is always a sizable back up to first get to the ID checkers and then through the security screening and this for me has been all at non peak times. I can only imagine what it must be like on a Monday morning.
So accordingly I need to get to the airport earlier because if I am not allowed to use the TT lane it could be a good 30 minutes or more to get through Security.
As a result there is always a sizable back up to first get to the ID checkers and then through the security screening and this for me has been all at non peak times. I can only imagine what it must be like on a Monday morning.
So accordingly I need to get to the airport earlier because if I am not allowed to use the TT lane it could be a good 30 minutes or more to get through Security.
Jan 31, 2012, 8:37 am
#997
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: LAX
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold but PlatPro thanks to LPs
Posts: 4,439
Sure, but the TSA's announced goals are that the traveller not know whether he/she gets expedited screening until actually going through the screening. So, if the selected/rejected status was encoded in the barcode, this puts one of the announced goals in jeopardy; if the TSA determines that any of their goals is at risk, they could terminate the program at any time. So, even if just for purely selfish reasons (I want to be able to use this), I hope in this instance that QoC's hypothesis is not correct.
You could be right that the algorithm is run at the point of boarding pass screening. I don't know.
All I know is that TSA has publically said that the accept/reject info is encoded in the boarding pass. At what point a given passenger / PNR / boarding pass is assigned accept/reject status I do not know.
Jan 31, 2012, 9:15 am
#998
Join Date: Jun 2010
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 57
Thanks for confirming this. So there's nothing I can see on the webpage that would explain the fact that I'm now 1/6 at LAX. Calls to the EXP line and AAdvantage CS have given some conflicting answers regarding what should appear in the reservation but no explanation. I sent an e-mail off after today's failure. If nothing comes of that, I think I'll just have to give up my dreams of expedited screening for the time being. It would just be nice to know whether this is truly bad luck or a technical problem.
Jan 31, 2012, 9:29 am
#999
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: MCO - former DFW
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire
Posts: 93
Jan 31, 2012, 9:32 am
#1000
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: MCO - former DFW
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton Diamond, IHG Spire
Posts: 93
Thanks for confirming this. So there's nothing I can see on the webpage that would explain the fact that I'm now 1/6 at LAX. Calls to the EXP line and AAdvantage CS have given some conflicting answers regarding what should appear in the reservation but no explanation. I sent an e-mail off after today's failure. If nothing comes of that, I think I'll just have to give up my dreams of expedited screening for the time being. It would just be nice to know whether this is truly bad luck or a technical problem.
Jan 31, 2012, 9:57 am
#1001
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: YYZ
Programs: Earned: AC SE, AA PLT - Comped: DL PLT, Avis PC, Hertz Platinum
Posts: 781
PS if you don't meet the qualifications (ie: not a us citizen)..I do *not* recommend entering your pass id in your aa profile. When they scan your BP, rather than pointing you to a lane..it makes the machine beep evil colours of red and it reports that your BP is *invalid*.
Thankfully I had a printout from a human as a backup..the TSA agent at las was very leery of me after the invalidness.
Thankfully I had a printout from a human as a backup..the TSA agent at las was very leery of me after the invalidness.
Jan 31, 2012, 10:25 am
#1002
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: US
Programs: AA EXP 1MM, Starwood Gold, Hyatt Diamond
Posts: 1,020
Went thru the TTT line in LAX. Really was almost no shorter than the regular priority access line. But not having to take off shoes and open bags just makes you feel more important.
So far this year, 5 for 6 on using the TTT line.
3 for 4 at DFW, 1 for 1 at LAS, and 1 for 1 at LAX.
So far this year, 5 for 6 on using the TTT line.
3 for 4 at DFW, 1 for 1 at LAS, and 1 for 1 at LAX.
Jan 31, 2012, 10:26 am
#1003
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Texas
Programs: AA Lifetime Gold
Posts: 279
is it possible that you had most of those reservations already set up BEFORE you opted in? If so, your status may not have updated in your reervation. To address that, remove your AAdvantage number from your PNR, end the transaction, then add your number back in. If you are on an award ticket and your number isn't populated in your PNR, it needs to be added.
Jan 31, 2012, 11:02 am
#1004
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: MIA, LAX
Programs: AA PLAT
Posts: 192
sorry to ask an obvious question but i have searched this forum and cant find my answer...
Is their a way to apply for this without AA approaching you for it?
I fly between LAX and MIA constantly and this would be very helpfull.
Is their a way to apply for this without AA approaching you for it?
I fly between LAX and MIA constantly and this would be very helpfull.
Jan 31, 2012, 12:40 pm
#1005
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: SEA
Programs: All Around Nobody
Posts: 861
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