TSA Pre not accepted
Apr 15, 2012 | 2:53 pm
#1
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TSA Pre not accepted
Flew LAS - ATL / ATL - LAS starting on the 10th of this month and arrived home today. Went to the TSA Pre line and was rejected both times. Have a NEXUS card and Delta was given the redress number at the time of booking.
Needless to say that in the future I won't bother with Pre as they seem not to accept trusted travelers.
To update: In the original post, I wrote that my Nexus number was in the redress space, checking back at my Delta Airlines profile, my Nexus card number was in fact in the trusted traveler space. So, still getting shafted by the TSA.
Needless to say that in the future I won't bother with Pre as they seem not to accept trusted travelers.
To update: In the original post, I wrote that my Nexus number was in the redress space, checking back at my Delta Airlines profile, my Nexus card number was in fact in the trusted traveler space. So, still getting shafted by the TSA.
Last edited by usafwso; Apr 15, 2012 at 5:56 pm Reason: It was the trusted traveler number, not redress number
Apr 15, 2012 | 2:59 pm
#2
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Flew LAS - ATL / ATL - LAS starting on the 10th of this month and arrived home today. Went to the TSA Pre line and was rejected both times. Have a NEXUS card and Delta was given the redress number at the time of booking.
Needless to say that in the future I won't bother with Pre as they seem not to accept trusted travelers.
Needless to say that in the future I won't bother with Pre as they seem not to accept trusted travelers.
Apr 15, 2012 | 3:59 pm
#3
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You can not chose that line. The TSO has to direct you there if your boarding pass says so. And the boarding pass is marked based on too many things.
This http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/faqs.shtm answers pretty much all your questions.
This http://www.tsa.gov/what_we_do/faqs.shtm answers pretty much all your questions.
Apr 15, 2012 | 4:16 pm
#4
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The Pre-Check isn't a guarantee -- it's still a random process. You can apply for it, and every once in a while, you'll get it. Since I've been enrolled, I've gotten to ride the pre-check line twice in about 7 tries.
It's kinda like winning the lottery
Mordy
It's kinda like winning the lottery
Mordy
Apr 15, 2012 | 6:01 pm
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Totally ridiculous. It should be 100%, with some occasional (10%) random additional screening thrown in (such as a swab). Otherwise it's just another useless POS courtesy of the TSA.
Apr 15, 2012 | 6:03 pm
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?? I'm confused.
I thought you got 'TT' either through responding to an invite from the airline (frequent traveller + who knows what other criteria) or by having GE, which is not the same thing as NEXUS.
I thought you got 'TT' either through responding to an invite from the airline (frequent traveller + who knows what other criteria) or by having GE, which is not the same thing as NEXUS.
Apr 15, 2012 | 6:28 pm
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You can qualify for PreCheck either with an invite or by being a Trusted Traveler program member. GE and NEXUS are both TT programs.
Apr 17, 2012 | 3:51 pm
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Help me out folks a bit. In DTW, you go with the Delta priority lane (or regular lane) at the Pre-Check Point. If your pass beeps at the TSA desk, you can go with the Pre line on the other side of the doc inspector.
In Vegas, there was a dedicated line for Pre customers. If it is random selection, how do you know to go there. DO you have to stand in the regular line just to go there. Why not let you know that your Pre and if you are randomly selected for regular divert you back to the regular inspection on the far side of the doc inspector?
In Vegas, there was a dedicated line for Pre customers. If it is random selection, how do you know to go there. DO you have to stand in the regular line just to go there. Why not let you know that your Pre and if you are randomly selected for regular divert you back to the regular inspection on the far side of the doc inspector?
Apr 17, 2012 | 7:03 pm
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In Vegas, there was a dedicated line for Pre customers. If it is random selection, how do you know to go there. DO you have to stand in the regular line just to go there. Why not let you know that your Pre and if you are randomly selected for regular divert you back to the regular inspection on the far side of the doc inspector?
Apr 18, 2012 | 4:13 pm
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Apr 18, 2012 | 7:28 pm
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Flying on aa out of LAS 3 times, I went through the pre-check line, ditto for jfk domestic 2 for 2; on 2 intl flts out of jfk no pre-check--but from various postings here intl flts don't qualify.
Shortly before pre-check was set up at jfl, when they scanned my bp, I heard the pre-check beeps--so I would have been able to use pre-check if it were in operation.
Shortly before pre-check was set up at jfl, when they scanned my bp, I heard the pre-check beeps--so I would have been able to use pre-check if it were in operation.
Apr 18, 2012 | 7:31 pm
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Flying on aa out of LAS 3 times, I went through the pre-check line, ditto for jfk domestic 2 for 2; on 2 intl flts out of jfk no pre-check--but from various postings here intl flts don't qualify.
Shortly before pre-check was set up at jfl, when they scanned my bp, I heard the pre-check beeps--so I would have been able to use pre-check if it were in operation.
Shortly before pre-check was set up at jfl, when they scanned my bp, I heard the pre-check beeps--so I would have been able to use pre-check if it were in operation.