TSA PreCheck Expands Expedited Screening Benefits for International Travel
May 8, 2013, 2:17 pm
#46
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this w/b great if connecting flights that originate in the USA and finish in Canada are allowed in PRE
Bad news for Air Canada as well
May 8, 2013, 2:39 pm
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1) Reading the English language.
2) Lex specialis derogat generali.
3) Common sense.
Not every word that comes out of an agency is carefully calibrated; when a general statement of eligibility is followed by a specific statement, you use the specific statement. That is common sense, even in Latin.
It seems people who wish they were eligible for PreCheck read ambiguities into the requirements that aren't there unless one strains. You are straining.
But you can write TSA and ask if that suits you.
2) Lex specialis derogat generali.
3) Common sense.
Not every word that comes out of an agency is carefully calibrated; when a general statement of eligibility is followed by a specific statement, you use the specific statement. That is common sense, even in Latin.
It seems people who wish they were eligible for PreCheck read ambiguities into the requirements that aren't there unless one strains. You are straining.
But you can write TSA and ask if that suits you.
Last edited by Ari; May 8, 2013 at 2:46 pm
May 8, 2013, 3:32 pm
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May 8, 2013, 6:07 pm
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I also think that AC will eventually support this if the TSA allows it.
May 8, 2013, 7:34 pm
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May 8, 2013, 8:13 pm
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Funny how we can get excited by the fact that we now pay for, endure a personal interview and have background checks performed on us, just to feel privileged to get a level of screening service that's only slightly worse than what every Tom, Dick and Harry had, free of charge, off the bat, 15 years ago ... but this is a cool, positive step; I've always resented I couldn't TSA Pre when flying abroad
May 8, 2013, 10:33 pm
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May 9, 2013, 6:23 am
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May 9, 2013, 6:41 am
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transit passengers from the US are re-screened at the EU airports.
Does KEF still re-screen all US-originating transit traffic? KEF is not in the EU.
May 9, 2013, 6:55 am
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No, wiseacre. I missed the part where TSA told the New York Times what was omitted from the official announcement, that right now this only works for Canada, the EU, and Australia. 
to TSA for making vacuous public announcements of benefits then telling the New York Times what the significant limitations on the benefit are. big for an otherwise ^ development.
to TSA for making vacuous public announcements of benefits then telling the New York Times what the significant limitations on the benefit are. big for an otherwise ^ development.
May 9, 2013, 9:20 am
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No, wiseacre. I missed the part where TSA told the New York Times what was omitted from the official announcement, that right now this only works for Canada, the EU, and Australia. to TSA for making vacuous public announcements of benefits then telling the New York Times what the significant limitations on the benefit are. big for an otherwise ^ development.
to TSA for making vacuous public announcements of benefits then telling the New York Times what the significant limitations on the benefit are. big for an otherwise ^ development.
May 9, 2013, 11:47 am
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I flew from GVA to IAD on May 7, arrived in concourse C, and did customs, bag re-check, and TSA in what I believe is the "future concourse", taking AeroTrain all the way around to leave for ATL in concourse B.
The inbound international connecting TSA checkpoint did not have any PreCheck that I saw, as there weren't even any TDCs there, since being there meant you just arrived on an international flight.
The inbound international connecting TSA checkpoint did not have any PreCheck that I saw, as there weren't even any TDCs there, since being there meant you just arrived on an international flight.
May 9, 2013, 6:23 pm
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No, wiseacre. I missed the part where TSA told the New York Times what was omitted from the official announcement, that right now this only works for Canada, the EU, and Australia. to TSA for making vacuous public announcements of benefits then telling the New York Times what the significant limitations on the benefit are. big for an otherwise ^ development.
to TSA for making vacuous public announcements of benefits then telling the New York Times what the significant limitations on the benefit are. big for an otherwise ^ development.That said, I'm not in the camp of "expand PreCheck for int'l itineraries", I'm in the "the PreCheck experience should be the default for ALL airline passengers, regardless of nationality, itinerary or how much they've paid to the gov't for special treatment."
May 10, 2013, 4:04 am
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I also find it depressing to see so many of us here excited because they got the "priviledge" of being treated like they should be. In doing so, we are loosing strength to fight against the ridiculous invasion and intrusion to which most are submitted.