The Definitive "Delta - TSA Pre-Check" thread
Oct 18, 2012, 2:52 pm
#841
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I am a GM and was 0% success at precheck
I decided to get GE since it was free with my Amex platinum card. I was approved for GE last Saturday, updated my delta profile, and got the three beeps for the first time today.
It doesn't seem that GM gets it for you automatically. I'll be PM on miles after my flight next Monday.
I decided to get GE since it was free with my Amex platinum card. I was approved for GE last Saturday, updated my delta profile, and got the three beeps for the first time today.
It doesn't seem that GM gets it for you automatically. I'll be PM on miles after my flight next Monday.
Oct 18, 2012, 8:31 pm
#842
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I am a GM and was 0% success at precheck
I decided to get GE since it was free with my Amex platinum card. I was approved for GE last Saturday, updated my delta profile, and got the three beeps for the first time today.
It doesn't seem that GM gets it for you automatically. I'll be PM on miles after my flight next Monday.
I decided to get GE since it was free with my Amex platinum card. I was approved for GE last Saturday, updated my delta profile, and got the three beeps for the first time today.
It doesn't seem that GM gets it for you automatically. I'll be PM on miles after my flight next Monday.
Oct 19, 2012, 3:21 am
#843
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Are you traveling exclusively domestically? I am a GE and a Platinum Medallion member. On both DL and UA, I have received TSA pre-check (3 beeps and LLL) 100% of the time on domestic itineraries and 0% on international itineraries (whether on a domestic flight connecting to an international flight or international flight without a domestic segment).
Oct 20, 2012, 9:00 am
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And the airside buses are definitely a quicker overall transfer than the landside ones, even counting the walk down that ramp in D. Plus it's kind of cool to weave around the planes by those gates.
Oct 20, 2012, 9:44 am
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Sorry if this has been asked and answered:
I am no longer a regular DL flyer and do not currently have status.
I have been using pre-check extensively when flying on AA.
I am flying LGA-MSY-LGA next week on DL.
Is pre-check available ex-LGA? [Edited to add: ok, I read enough of this thread to see that pre-check is available ex-LGA!]
I edited my profile at delta.com to add my Global Entry number. Is this all I need to do to be pre-check eligible on DL?
(BTW, I haven't flown DL ex-LGA since they took over the US terminal. Does the LGA-MSY flight always depart from the same terminal, or do I need to check that morning to see which terminal to go to? I feel like such a newbie!!)
I am no longer a regular DL flyer and do not currently have status.
I have been using pre-check extensively when flying on AA.
I am flying LGA-MSY-LGA next week on DL.
Is pre-check available ex-LGA? [Edited to add: ok, I read enough of this thread to see that pre-check is available ex-LGA!]
I edited my profile at delta.com to add my Global Entry number. Is this all I need to do to be pre-check eligible on DL?
(BTW, I haven't flown DL ex-LGA since they took over the US terminal. Does the LGA-MSY flight always depart from the same terminal, or do I need to check that morning to see which terminal to go to? I feel like such a newbie!!)
Check for terminal. We fly MSY at least once a month and have had BP's printed at check in show a "C" gate. We've always departed and arrived at a "D" gate.
You GE Number is sufficient. Make sure your name is exactly the same both places.
Oct 20, 2012, 9:06 pm
#846
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I don't know if this is the way the program is supposed to work or not, but in several cases I have used my Global Entry card and Passport card as my identification and the TSA agents at the appropriate airports (where pre-check is available) automatically shunted me to that line. Have 100% success so far. The Global Entry ID picture is horrible but the Passport ID card photo is better. I am still unsure about the TSA pre-check as I have heard different things, but so far so good.
Other day in Seattle (as I posted on AA forum), the pre-check line was so long that I used the elite line at a regular security checkpoint and it was just as fast.
Other day in Seattle (as I posted on AA forum), the pre-check line was so long that I used the elite line at a regular security checkpoint and it was just as fast.
Oct 20, 2012, 11:01 pm
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I don't know if this is the way the program is supposed to work or not, but in several cases I have used my Global Entry card and Passport card as my identification and the TSA agents at the appropriate airports (where pre-check is available) automatically shunted me to that line. Have 100% success so far. The Global Entry ID picture is horrible but the Passport ID card photo is better. I am still unsure about the TSA pre-check as I have heard different things, but so far so good.
Other day in Seattle (as I posted on AA forum), the pre-check line was so long that I used the elite line at a regular security checkpoint and it was just as fast.
Other day in Seattle (as I posted on AA forum), the pre-check line was so long that I used the elite line at a regular security checkpoint and it was just as fast.
Oct 21, 2012, 1:35 am
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SEA Changes
Just a heads up for anyone going through SEA. PreCheck is moving from the N checkpoint to the central checkpoint. This hopefully will make everything a bit faster and less crowded.
From Alaska's PreCheck page:
From Alaska's PreCheck page:
On October 21, 2012 the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will move the PreCheck lane from the North checkpoint to the Central checkpoint at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Look for airport signage that will guide you to the Central checkpoint PreCheck lane.
Oct 21, 2012, 6:50 am
#849
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yeah, i was at 0%. i tried every time after hitting GM and never got the three beeps until i added GE.
for those in NY or those who transit JFK regularly and are interested in GE, the interview schedule at JFK has LOTS of empty space on it. it was less than two weeks between applying for GE and being approved after my interview.
since i travel through LGA and MCO every week and both have PreCheck, it should have been no-brainer to get GE. i should have done it sooner.
i just decoded my BP for tomorrow and it has the '3' on it, so i'm 2-for-2 since adding my GE number.
for those in NY or those who transit JFK regularly and are interested in GE, the interview schedule at JFK has LOTS of empty space on it. it was less than two weeks between applying for GE and being approved after my interview.
since i travel through LGA and MCO every week and both have PreCheck, it should have been no-brainer to get GE. i should have done it sooner.
i just decoded my BP for tomorrow and it has the '3' on it, so i'm 2-for-2 since adding my GE number.
Oct 21, 2012, 7:32 am
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Just a heads up for anyone going through SEA. PreCheck is moving from the N checkpoint to the central checkpoint. This hopefully will make everything a bit faster and less crowded.
From Alaska's PreCheck page:
From Alaska's PreCheck page:
Oct 21, 2012, 7:38 am
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Oct 21, 2012, 6:56 pm
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Oct 21, 2012, 7:02 pm
#853
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Sorry if this has been asked and answered:
I am no longer a regular DL flyer and do not currently have status.
I have been using pre-check extensively when flying on AA.
I am flying LGA-MSY-LGA next week on DL.
Is pre-check available ex-LGA? [Edited to add: ok, I read enough of this thread to see that pre-check is available ex-LGA!]
I edited my profile at delta.com to add my Global Entry number. Is this all I need to do to be pre-check eligible on DL?
(BTW, I haven't flown DL ex-LGA since they took over the US terminal. Does the LGA-MSY flight always depart from the same terminal, or do I need to check that morning to see which terminal to go to? I feel like such a newbie!!)
I am no longer a regular DL flyer and do not currently have status.
I have been using pre-check extensively when flying on AA.
I am flying LGA-MSY-LGA next week on DL.
Is pre-check available ex-LGA? [Edited to add: ok, I read enough of this thread to see that pre-check is available ex-LGA!]
I edited my profile at delta.com to add my Global Entry number. Is this all I need to do to be pre-check eligible on DL?
(BTW, I haven't flown DL ex-LGA since they took over the US terminal. Does the LGA-MSY flight always depart from the same terminal, or do I need to check that morning to see which terminal to go to? I feel like such a newbie!!)
Oct 22, 2012, 8:24 am
#854
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PIT precheck line
Flew out of PIT for the first time since the summer, and the TSA situation is just fuglier and fuglier...that would now be because of the TSA pre-check present at main security.
alternate security now how has fixed "rush hour" open times, and precheck has it's own line. So the script is you can walk up to the empty precheck line...if you don't get the beep-beep-beep you can cut the entire sky priority/first line.
Data point: my first time through last week saw the pre-check and didn't get my hopes up, just because PIT is the most retarded airport on the ground. I'm GE and DL GM, but randomizer denied me lol. was flying PIT-MSP-NRT and asked the obvious "I'm here to explain why everyone is 'cutting the line'" guy if he was certain it wasn't because of my int'l itinerary and he confirmed what I expected to hear it could clear for my domestic leg to MSP.
Anyway glad its @PIT now but GE is almost as bad as the SkyClub now @JFK (NRT-JFK-PIT).
So for PIT: I'm 0 for 1
LAX I think I'm 1 for 2 but precheck wasn't open one the second attempt.
Don't remember for JFK, LGA, ATL I dont think remember if its at S. Security checkpoint
alternate security now how has fixed "rush hour" open times, and precheck has it's own line. So the script is you can walk up to the empty precheck line...if you don't get the beep-beep-beep you can cut the entire sky priority/first line.
Data point: my first time through last week saw the pre-check and didn't get my hopes up, just because PIT is the most retarded airport on the ground. I'm GE and DL GM, but randomizer denied me lol. was flying PIT-MSP-NRT and asked the obvious "I'm here to explain why everyone is 'cutting the line'" guy if he was certain it wasn't because of my int'l itinerary and he confirmed what I expected to hear it could clear for my domestic leg to MSP.
Anyway glad its @PIT now but GE is almost as bad as the SkyClub now @JFK (NRT-JFK-PIT).
So for PIT: I'm 0 for 1
LAX I think I'm 1 for 2 but precheck wasn't open one the second attempt.
Don't remember for JFK, LGA, ATL I dont think remember if its at S. Security checkpoint
Last edited by rayjr13; Oct 22, 2012 at 8:40 am
Oct 22, 2012, 9:36 am
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Data point: my first time through last week saw the pre-check and didn't get my hopes up, just because PIT is the most retarded airport on the ground. I'm GE and DL GM, but randomizer denied me lol. was flying PIT-MSP-NRT and asked the obvious "I'm here to explain why everyone is 'cutting the line'" guy if he was certain it wasn't because of my int'l itinerary and he confirmed what I expected to hear it could clear for my domestic leg to MSP.