New boarding pass notification for TSA PreCheck
Apr 16, 2013, 11:22 am
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Very useful indeed. I had prechjeck at IND and it was nice but I did not know until my Boarding Pass was scanned one day and the TSA girl said -You are PreCheck" - so this is useful or will be. Sadly they do not yet have precheck at MCI. Very good though.
Apr 16, 2013, 11:26 am
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Apr 16, 2013, 11:46 am
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Apr 16, 2013, 12:16 pm
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Two thumbs up. ^^
There was never any security benefit to not disclosing this information, since the pre-check status was easily visible if you decoded the PDF417 barcode at the bottom of the boarding pass. So this doesn't change anything from a security perspective, but it definitely makes my life easier since I now know if it's worth walking to the central checkpoint in Seattle.
Sounds like by the end of the week this will work for kiosk, online, and mobile BPs. DLCorpGuy, will this also appear on agent-printed passes?
Thanks!
There was never any security benefit to not disclosing this information, since the pre-check status was easily visible if you decoded the PDF417 barcode at the bottom of the boarding pass. So this doesn't change anything from a security perspective, but it definitely makes my life easier since I now know if it's worth walking to the central checkpoint in Seattle.
Sounds like by the end of the week this will work for kiosk, online, and mobile BPs. DLCorpGuy, will this also appear on agent-printed passes?
Thanks!
Apr 16, 2013, 12:20 pm
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This is the way I read it:
“TSA PRECHK” on the BP will just mean you can enter the TSA Precheck line, you will still have to have your BP scanned and you will either get 1 or 3 beeps.
Also read, "no other aspect of the program changed", just like if you had a GE card, you can enter the TSA Precheck line; however, you are not guaranteed 3 beeps.
“TSA PRECHK” on the BP will just mean you can enter the TSA Precheck line, you will still have to have your BP scanned and you will either get 1 or 3 beeps.
Also read, "no other aspect of the program changed", just like if you had a GE card, you can enter the TSA Precheck line; however, you are not guaranteed 3 beeps.
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Apr 16, 2013, 12:41 pm
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I hope the dragons will start looking for this on boarding passes and directing people who shouldn't be in the precheck lane into another lane.
I know some people who aren't precheck eligible with no status have figured out they can just go in the precheck lane instead of the general lane to save time or they get in the precheck lane having no idea what it is. This should cut down on that problem.
I know some people who aren't precheck eligible with no status have figured out they can just go in the precheck lane instead of the general lane to save time or they get in the precheck lane having no idea what it is. This should cut down on that problem.
Apr 16, 2013, 12:43 pm
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If you fly enough just get GE.
Apr 16, 2013, 12:44 pm
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I checked in this morning, and my boarding card doesn't have any TSA Precheck indication on it, but the barcode does decode to show a "3".
When exactly does "starting today" mean?
Neil
When exactly does "starting today" mean?
Neil
Apr 16, 2013, 12:47 pm
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It does make a HUGE difference at LAS. Especially if you are SDCing or your upgrade hasn't cleared yet seeing they don't have a SP security lane, only first class (before precheck a lot of agents would still allow you to use the First class lane with the SP banner but it was no guarantee).