TSA Precheck [BA participation]
Sep 1, 2016, 3:54 pm
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TSA Precheck [BA participation]
Lufthansa have announced they are the first European airlines to offer TSA Precheck. Can BA be far behind?
Sep 1, 2016, 4:29 pm
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A front line CBP Officer would not have a clue about this. In fact, DHS very much wants EU carriers to contribute their data, but data protection and related privacy concerns have been a barrier to date.
It will be a significant benefit for LH passengers and it is particularly natural for UK nationals who are GE-eligible to access PreCheck on BA. I presume that VS will follow soon enough, and then the rest of the EU carriers.
It will be a significant benefit for LH passengers and it is particularly natural for UK nationals who are GE-eligible to access PreCheck on BA. I presume that VS will follow soon enough, and then the rest of the EU carriers.
Sep 1, 2016, 4:35 pm
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Fair point re CBP although data protection laws were cited as a reason when I asked.
I would however suggest that with all the goings on with BA, it is becoming more natural not to use BA, especially for those of us in the regions, and simply take advantage of LH's PreCheck facilities.
I would however suggest that with all the goings on with BA, it is becoming more natural not to use BA, especially for those of us in the regions, and simply take advantage of LH's PreCheck facilities.
Sep 1, 2016, 6:32 pm
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Data protection is data protection. At least so long as the UK is still a Member State. And even then, who knows. Given the data which the passenger shares with DHS (CBP) in order to obtain GE, I'm not certain that the data the air carrier shares about the passenger, also with the passenger's permission, is particularly more significant. Clearly LH doesn't think so.
Pressure from UK high-value customers who can use their GE to access Pre-Check when flying AA back to the UK will become pretty hefty. It's not just the length of the line, but the very limited scope of the TSA search (no shoes and jackets removed, no need to remove laptop or 3-1-1 bag, no MMW) that really attracts people.
Pressure from UK high-value customers who can use their GE to access Pre-Check when flying AA back to the UK will become pretty hefty. It's not just the length of the line, but the very limited scope of the TSA search (no shoes and jackets removed, no need to remove laptop or 3-1-1 bag, no MMW) that really attracts people.
Sep 2, 2016, 12:12 am
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I actually have a feeling that BA aren't all that far away from supporting Pre check. If you travel on an AA codeshare on BA and your KTN is in the AA booking, BA tickets are now sometimes getting the unsigned 3 long beeps at TSA checkpoints. This is exactly what was happening with Qatar just before they started to support pre check.
Sep 2, 2016, 5:32 am
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Even the US equivalent of Europe's Ryanair is on the path to pull it off. BA can't be too far behind.
Sounds like a clueless CBP employee. Others in CBP knew more.
Last edited by GUWonder; Sep 2, 2016 at 5:38 am
Sep 2, 2016, 5:42 am
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I've taken 7 AA flights this last few weeks (a combination of JFK, LAX. LAS and MIA), 6 of them with BA codeshare numbers, on 6 of those flights I have been given TSA Pre the 1 exception was LAS-MIA on an AA prime number (fortunately there was no queue at security when we left on that trip).
Sep 2, 2016, 5:44 am
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Sep 2, 2016, 7:45 am
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I've taken 7 AA flights this last few weeks (a combination of JFK, LAX. LAS and MIA), 6 of them with BA codeshare numbers, on 6 of those flights I have been given TSA Pre the 1 exception was LAS-MIA on an AA prime number (fortunately there was no queue at security when we left on that trip).
(Very useful on Wed at LAX...sailed through in minutes).