Becoming TSA-Pre annoynted without even trying?
Apr 30, 2012 | 8:53 pm
#16
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So you received an LLL from the scanner? How did the TSA know your final destination?
Apr 30, 2012 | 10:48 pm
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I understand, but once the BP scans LLL at the airport, I find it difficult to believe that the TSA continues to discriminate between passengers based on final destination. Is the TDC even able to view the final destination?
May 1, 2012 | 6:31 am
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Supposedly the machine at the airport only checks the portion of the PNR encoded into that boarding pass. If the BP scans LLL, it should be your ticket to the trusted line regardless of anything else in the PNR. Unless, of course, the ID checker is asking questions about your destination and then singling you out for the grope.
That's the way it's supposed to work....
International info in the PNR would be determined at the SecureFright checks, which then should inhibit the LLL from ever appearing.
That's the way it's supposed to work....
International info in the PNR would be determined at the SecureFright checks, which then should inhibit the LLL from ever appearing.
May 1, 2012 | 6:41 am
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If you follow the train of thought that says the TSA isn't all theatre - and this Pre -Check program actually screens out low risk travelers - then letting non-selected passengers through the line would be a "huge security risk".
May 14, 2012 | 6:49 am
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May 14, 2012 | 6:30 pm
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This is exactly why I was saying that the TSA should not perform further vetting of PreCheck-approved pax at the airport.
May 14, 2012 | 6:41 pm
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That's exactly how its supposed to work; LLL should be inhibited from any BP for flights connecting to an international segment. If people connecting to international flights are getting LLL (and that doesn't seem to be confirmed in this thread), either the rules have changed or the PreCheck computer is making mistakes.