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
Jun 27, 2012, 2:18 pm
#2341
Join Date: May 2008
Programs: AA, Lifetime Platinum, 2MM
Posts: 19
Companion Traveler Also?
I frequently travel with my wife. She is not a trusted traveler. Am I correct that while I may qualify, she will not and thus we must each go through separate lines?
Jun 27, 2012, 2:24 pm
#2342
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: AA PLT, UA Silver, EK Gold, Hilton Diamond, Global Entry, Clear
Posts: 1,082
Jun 27, 2012, 2:55 pm
#2343
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: AS MVP, PriorityPass, Global Entry
Posts: 748
Almost, she cannot join you in the PreCheck lane, although there's nothing in the rules saying you have to use the PreCheck lane. Depends on if you'll pay for it later if you leave her behind.
Jun 27, 2012, 7:02 pm
#2344
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Northridge, CA, - AA EXP 3 MM , Bonvoy Ambassador, Hertz PC, Lots of other programs and points
Posts: 1,438
I just went through pre-check (at LAX) with my family. My wife had to go through the regular lane, but my kids were able to go with me (13 year old twin girls and 8 year old boy).
Jun 27, 2012, 8:00 pm
#2345
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: home = LAX
Posts: 25,933
On Friday morning (Jun 22) I went through LAX T4 A4. There was a podium to the left before going in where they scanned my boarding pass, and then allowed me to go through the PreCheck lane to the second podium, where they allowed me to go through expedited screening.
But right after I passed through the metal detector, there was a single beep from somewhere back there, and a TSA agent said he had to screen my palms. He swabbed each of my palms and then put the strip in the machine and waited until it ok'd me (which it did). It added less than half a minute to an otherwise extremely fast transit, so even if I have to do something like this every time I'm LLL'd (though how likely that is I don't know, because I don't recall seeing a mention of that happening to anyone else, and I haven't had that happen to me before), it's still a big net time saving, so I don't mind, just puzzled.
But right after I passed through the metal detector, there was a single beep from somewhere back there, and a TSA agent said he had to screen my palms. He swabbed each of my palms and then put the strip in the machine and waited until it ok'd me (which it did). It added less than half a minute to an otherwise extremely fast transit, so even if I have to do something like this every time I'm LLL'd (though how likely that is I don't know, because I don't recall seeing a mention of that happening to anyone else, and I haven't had that happen to me before), it's still a big net time saving, so I don't mind, just puzzled.
Jun 27, 2012, 10:00 pm
#2346
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: NYC
Programs: AA EXP, Hilton GLD, Marriott Plat, NEXUS/GE
Posts: 2,872
But right after I passed through the metal detector, there was a single beep from somewhere back there, and a TSA agent said he had to screen my palms. He swabbed each of my palms and then put the strip in the machine and waited until it ok'd me (which it did). It added less than half a minute to an otherwise extremely fast transit, so even if I have to do something like this every time I'm LLL'd (though how likely that is I don't know, because I don't recall seeing a mention of that happening to anyone else, and I haven't had that happen to me before), it's still a big net time saving, so I don't mind, just puzzled.
Jun 28, 2012, 6:06 am
#2347
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Dallas, TX
Programs: AA PLT/1MM, Hilton Dmd, Marriott GLD, SPG GLD, Global Entry
Posts: 168
Signs up at IAD
Signs up at security at IAD - TSA Pre-Check Coming Soon.
TSA agent told me they're getting in in September. The blue "coming soon" sign was so similar to the "real thing" at other airports, I almost thought they had it already!
TSA agent told me they're getting in in September. The blue "coming soon" sign was so similar to the "real thing" at other airports, I almost thought they had it already!
Jun 28, 2012, 4:03 pm
#2348
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: AMEX Platinum, Global Entry, Priority Pass, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,594
Jun 29, 2012, 11:03 am
#2349
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Irvine, CA USA
Posts: 46
The DFW exit out of baggage claim for Global Entry is different and further than the regular exit. After sailing through Global Entry I am presented with no line at the regular route and an extended exit route for Global Entry members which takes me to another officer who asks to see my passport.
Why is the Global Entry exit less convenient than the regular exit?
Why is the Global Entry exit less convenient than the regular exit?
Jun 29, 2012, 12:58 pm
#2350
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: WAS
Programs: AMEX Platinum, Global Entry, Priority Pass, SPG Gold, HHonors Gold
Posts: 1,594
Jun 29, 2012, 1:22 pm
#2351
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Global
Posts: 5,998
According to TSA agent, Charlotte is supposed to get Pre-Check first week or two of July. Checkpoint B
Jun 29, 2012, 1:41 pm
#2352
Join Date: Aug 2008
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,714
I was under the impression since I am a permanent resident in the US (non-citizen) I did not qualify even though I have the green check mark on my AA profile (plus GE and Nexus). My impression being further backed up by the fact that every time I tried to use the Pre Check line it was no go. As hope springs eternal - I tried again at ORD last week; no good. I made a comment that I never seem to get through. She suggested I go speak to the AA ticket counter. With time to kill, off I went. The agent pulled out a manual followed by a lot of keyboard clicking and he said that I should not have any problems as I appear to be registered. He asked for my home printed boarding pass - giving me a new one. Back to the scanner and Nirvana! TSA asks if I ever have been through, and then escorts me explaining the rules and placed my bag on the belt. Time warp to 9/10/01! If getting a counter boarding pass is what it takes so be it.
I will still continue to opt out every other non Pre check time and going after my congresscritters. Even if security becomes easier for me, I still believe the system is flawed.
I will still continue to opt out every other non Pre check time and going after my congresscritters. Even if security becomes easier for me, I still believe the system is flawed.
Jun 29, 2012, 9:32 pm
#2353
Suspended
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Loyal to Myself
Posts: 8,303
On Friday morning (Jun 22) I went through LAX T4 A4. There was a podium to the left before going in where they scanned my boarding pass, and then allowed me to go through the PreCheck lane to the second podium, where they allowed me to go through expedited screening.
But right after I passed through the metal detector, there was a single beep from somewhere back there, and a TSA agent said he had to screen my palms. He swabbed each of my palms and then put the strip in the machine and waited until it ok'd me (which it did). It added less than half a minute to an otherwise extremely fast transit, so even if I have to do something like this every time I'm LLL'd (though how likely that is I don't know, because I don't recall seeing a mention of that happening to anyone else, and I haven't had that happen to me before), it's still a big net time saving, so I don't mind, just puzzled.
But right after I passed through the metal detector, there was a single beep from somewhere back there, and a TSA agent said he had to screen my palms. He swabbed each of my palms and then put the strip in the machine and waited until it ok'd me (which it did). It added less than half a minute to an otherwise extremely fast transit, so even if I have to do something like this every time I'm LLL'd (though how likely that is I don't know, because I don't recall seeing a mention of that happening to anyone else, and I haven't had that happen to me before), it's still a big net time saving, so I don't mind, just puzzled.
Jun 30, 2012, 8:22 pm
#2354
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 42
Any word on when the program will expand to GLD?
Anyone have a sense when they will expand the program to include AA GLD members? I'd rather not have to pay up for GlobalEntry just to get Pre
Jul 1, 2012, 6:15 am
#2355
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: DFW
Programs: AA PLT; PriorityClub Gold
Posts: 31
Pre-check at MSP
Flew through MSP last week - short line in the elite queue for security (plus they didn't have the nude-o-scopes on) so I ended up there.
I walked down to checkpoint 4 for Pre-Check but it seemed to be cordoned off to DL elites and the other side was queued pretty bad too.
Anyone know tricks to Pre-Check at MSP or do you just forego and use the regular checkpoints?
I walked down to checkpoint 4 for Pre-Check but it seemed to be cordoned off to DL elites and the other side was queued pretty bad too.
Anyone know tricks to Pre-Check at MSP or do you just forego and use the regular checkpoints?