Cathay Pacific now participates in US TSA Pre✓ 1 Nov
Oct 25, 2017, 5:54 pm
#16
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
Posts: 18,877
I spoke with an AA agent yesterday re an award ticket. I asked if flying F on a OW partner ex-LAX for e.g., allows for Flagship Check-in.
Her answer was no. You have to check in with the operating carrier.
Her answer was no. You have to check in with the operating carrier.
Oct 25, 2017, 6:01 pm
#17
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Dec 2004
Programs: CX Green, QF Platinum, BAEC Silver, Hyatt Glob
Posts: 10,780
Why would you spend 6+ hours positioning to JFK to save maybe at most half an hour in a security queue?
Oct 25, 2017, 7:00 pm
#18
Original Member
Original Poster
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,635
That has been removed. You now need to take qualifying AA flight for this benefit.
Oct 25, 2017, 7:04 pm
#19
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
Posts: 18,877
I was responding to comments made by other posters about Flagship check-in.
Oct 25, 2017, 7:18 pm
#20
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: ORD [formerly] + HKG
Programs: CX Diamond, AA exExPlat, BAEC exGold, HH Diamond, Hyatt Globalist, Starriott Titanium, GE
Posts: 2,966
Not to get OT here, but it looks like this can only help 2.5 out of 6 US outports? (no PRE for BOS, ORD, and LAX would need a detour too? Does EWR have it?) Wonder if CX could fight for PRE to open up at the outports without PRE now?
Last edited by G-CIVC; Oct 25, 2017 at 7:24 pm Reason: left out EWR. LOL
Oct 25, 2017, 8:23 pm
#21
Original Member
Original Poster
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,635
Difficult to justify staffing for Pre with low Pre-eligible passengers.
Even Delta JFK hub with various evening European departures as well as SQ and VS flghts have Pre ending by 9PM. Same for AA at JFK with their European and South American evening flights.
Even Delta JFK hub with various evening European departures as well as SQ and VS flghts have Pre ending by 9PM. Same for AA at JFK with their European and South American evening flights.
Oct 25, 2017, 8:39 pm
#22
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Tennessee
Programs: SPG, Marriott, United, SWA, AA
Posts: 699
We have LAX-SIN in a few months on CX in J. The downside is we live in BNA so we start off with BNA-LAX on AA (F), and I from what I can gather we will have to go to baggage claim in LAX to get our luggage and then go back thru screening again 
Oct 26, 2017, 7:10 am
#24
Suspended
Join Date: Sep 2014
Programs: AC SE100K-1MM, NH, DL, AA, BA, Global Entry/Nexus, APEC..
Posts: 18,877
@olouie
Go to Manage Bookings.
On the website version, once you open your trip, the top of the page has all your flights and then below, you can select among the topics to edit or add info e.g.. special meals, personal info such as passports etc.
About halfway down the page, below Primary and Secondary Travel Documents is a field called Secure Flight Program and then Redress #.
I have not tested it as I was not flying CX into the U.S. at the time, but you'd have to click the info button to see what it says.
I am not sure if it will accept the KTN if it's looking for the Redress #.
Still this is the page where you enter the info.
.
Go to Manage Bookings.
On the website version, once you open your trip, the top of the page has all your flights and then below, you can select among the topics to edit or add info e.g.. special meals, personal info such as passports etc.
About halfway down the page, below Primary and Secondary Travel Documents is a field called Secure Flight Program and then Redress #.
I have not tested it as I was not flying CX into the U.S. at the time, but you'd have to click the info button to see what it says.
I am not sure if it will accept the KTN if it's looking for the Redress #.
Still this is the page where you enter the info.
.
Oct 26, 2017, 7:13 am
#25
Original Member
Original Poster
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,635
@olouie
Go to Manage Bookings.
On the website version, once you open your trip, the top of the page has all your flights and then below, you can select among the topics to edit or add info e.g.. special meals, personal info such as passports etc.
About halfway down the page, below Primary and Secondary Travel Documents is a field called Secure Flight Program and then Redress #.
I have not tested it as I was not flying CX into the U.S. at the time, but you'd have to click the info button to see what it says.
I am not sure if it will accept the KTN if it's looking for the Redress #.
Still this is the page where you enter the info.
.
Go to Manage Bookings.
On the website version, once you open your trip, the top of the page has all your flights and then below, you can select among the topics to edit or add info e.g.. special meals, personal info such as passports etc.
About halfway down the page, below Primary and Secondary Travel Documents is a field called Secure Flight Program and then Redress #.
I have not tested it as I was not flying CX into the U.S. at the time, but you'd have to click the info button to see what it says.
I am not sure if it will accept the KTN if it's looking for the Redress #.
Still this is the page where you enter the info.
.
Oct 26, 2017, 7:23 am
#26
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Jul 2010
Programs: AA
Posts: 14,716
Is it all on one ticket or separate tickets? If it's on one ticket, AA will check your baggage through and then you can just take the T4-TBIT connector.
Oct 26, 2017, 7:42 am
#27
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Boulder
Programs: AA Plat, CX Silver
Posts: 2,361
^ LAX is actually quite nice for AA->Int'l OW connections. No need to reclear security anymore and T4 is immediately adjacent to TBIT, plus TBIT is no longer a dump post-renovation.
Oct 26, 2017, 1:02 pm
#28
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: New York, NY
Programs: AA EX PLAT AC Alititude 50K Alaska MVP 75K Hilton Diamond
Posts: 83
This is a great news! For my coming CX841 F JFK-HKG in the morning at 9am in November, I wonder should I use AA Flagship check in or go straight to CX check in counter and then Pre-Check? Which way would be faster? The last time I took the same flight was early this year while CX just moved from T7 to T8..there was no priority line for the premium flight and CX was not part of Pre-check, it took almost one hour on the security checking that I almost missed my flight. But I remember the Pre check on the right was also pretty long as well. I just wonder which way would be saving more time?
Oct 26, 2017, 1:16 pm
#29
Original Member
Original Poster
Join Date: May 1998
Location: NYC
Programs: AA 2MM, Bonvoy LTT, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 14,635
This is a great news! For my coming CX841 F JFK-HKG in the morning at 9am in November, I wonder should I use AA Flagship check in or go straight to CX check in counter and then Pre-Check? Which way would be faster? The last time I took the same flight was early this year while CX just moved from T7 to T8..there was no priority line for the premium flight and CX was not part of Pre-check, it took almost one hour on the security checking that I almost missed my flight. But I remember the Pre check on the right was also pretty long as well. I just wonder which way would be saving more time?
There is F/J security lane in T8 in addition to PreCheck and general security screening.
Oct 26, 2017, 1:17 pm
#30
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: New York
Programs: AA, CX, Hyatt, Marriott
Posts: 1,484
This is a great news! For my coming CX841 F JFK-HKG in the morning at 9am in November, I wonder should I use AA Flagship check in or go straight to CX check in counter and then Pre-Check? Which way would be faster? The last time I took the same flight was early this year while CX just moved from T7 to T8..there was no priority line for the premium flight and CX was not part of Pre-check, it took almost one hour on the security checking that I almost missed my flight. But I remember the Pre check on the right was also pretty long as well. I just wonder which way would be saving more time?
You could visit the FL Dinning after security.
