Jun 20, 2016, 6:19 pm
Last edit by: ND76
List of Airports and Checkpoint Locations: https://clearme.com/where-we-are
ATL - Main and South Checkpoints
AUS - Checkpoint 1
BWI - Checkpoint B/C/D/and E
CLE - Pre-Check Entrance (Center of Terminal)
DAL - Main Checkpoint
DCA - Terminal A: Checkpoint; Terminal B/C: South/North/Center Checkpoints
DEN - North and South Chekpoint
DFW - E16 Security Checkpoint
DTW - McNamara and North Terminal Checkpoints
HOU - Main Checkpoint
HPN - Main Checkpoint
IAD - Main Terminal Checkpoint
IAH - Terminal A South Checkpoint
JFK - T4 Sky Priority/Pre-Check
LAS - T1: A/B/C/D Checkpoints; T3: E Checkpoint
LAX - T2/T3/T4/T6/T7 Checkpoints only
LGA - Terminal A/C/and D checkpoints only
MCO - East and West Checkpoints
MIA - Concourse E and H checkpoints only
MSP - T1 North and South Checkpoint
SAT - Terminal A and B Checkpoints
SEA - Checkpoints 2/3/4/and 5
SFO - T1: Checkpoints B and C; T2: Checkpoint; T3 Checkpoints F1,F2, and F3; International Terminal: Checkpoints A and G
SJC - Terminal A and B Checkpoints
SLC - T2 Checkpoint only
Registration link: https://delta.clearme.com/
Once registered to complete enrollment bring one state approved ID to the enrollment center. You will need a valid, unamended US passport or passport card, US-issued Permanent Resident Card, a valid US driver's license, state-issued photo ID card, or a military ID. Once your identity is verified, they will scan your finger prints and get a picture of your iris.
This process takes about 5-7 minutes and can be done before a flight.
Costs:
Keep in mind Family add-on fee is just $50
You may also wish to peruse this thread in the Trusted Travelers forum: Is CLEAR worth $179 a year? (it goes beyond the question in the title, the answer to which is obviously "no" given the above pricing
)
Former CLEAR members:
From their FAQ: "We will honor any time that you have remaining on your CLEAR account. This time will be credited to you once you have reactivated your account."
ATL - Main and South Checkpoints
AUS - Checkpoint 1
BWI - Checkpoint B/C/D/and E
CLE - Pre-Check Entrance (Center of Terminal)
DAL - Main Checkpoint
DCA - Terminal A: Checkpoint; Terminal B/C: South/North/Center Checkpoints
DEN - North and South Chekpoint
DFW - E16 Security Checkpoint
DTW - McNamara and North Terminal Checkpoints
HOU - Main Checkpoint
HPN - Main Checkpoint
IAD - Main Terminal Checkpoint
IAH - Terminal A South Checkpoint
JFK - T4 Sky Priority/Pre-Check
LAS - T1: A/B/C/D Checkpoints; T3: E Checkpoint
LAX - T2/T3/T4/T6/T7 Checkpoints only
LGA - Terminal A/C/and D checkpoints only
MCO - East and West Checkpoints
MIA - Concourse E and H checkpoints only
MSP - T1 North and South Checkpoint
SAT - Terminal A and B Checkpoints
SEA - Checkpoints 2/3/4/and 5
SFO - T1: Checkpoints B and C; T2: Checkpoint; T3 Checkpoints F1,F2, and F3; International Terminal: Checkpoints A and G
SJC - Terminal A and B Checkpoints
SLC - T2 Checkpoint only
Registration link: https://delta.clearme.com/
Once registered to complete enrollment bring one state approved ID to the enrollment center. You will need a valid, unamended US passport or passport card, US-issued Permanent Resident Card, a valid US driver's license, state-issued photo ID card, or a military ID. Once your identity is verified, they will scan your finger prints and get a picture of your iris.
This process takes about 5-7 minutes and can be done before a flight.
Costs:
- Diamond Medallion® members: Complimentary
- Platinum, Gold and Silver Medallion members: $109 per year ($79 for those signed up before April 2019)
- Delta AMEX primary card holders: $109 per year ($79 for those signed up before April 2019)
- General SkyMiles Members: $119 per year ($99 for those signed up before April 2019)
Keep in mind Family add-on fee is just $50
You may also wish to peruse this thread in the Trusted Travelers forum: Is CLEAR worth $179 a year? (it goes beyond the question in the title, the answer to which is obviously "no" given the above pricing
)Former CLEAR members:
Give them a call to reactivate and give them your SkyMiles number. You shouldn't have to redo the biometrics.
https://clearme.com/faq -> click on "Former CLEAR Members"
https://clearme.com/faq -> click on "Former CLEAR Members"
Delta/CLEAR partnership (free/reduced membership)
Mar 29, 2019, 6:49 am
#676
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When you show up at a line that is shorter than it would be, you don't care about who "cut" before you got there to make it shorter for you upon your arrival.
When you add more staff at the ID check step, you will process more people past that step per minute unless the Clear line has zero people.
It will always make the line faster for everyone, if properly executed.
Say they add a new lane to your morning commute highway, and you choose not to pay the toll to use that express lane.
Cars who do use it will pass you ("cutting the line"). But do you care? Nope. You should like it. Those cars are not adding to traffic in your free lanes, and you still have $3 in your pocket when you get there.
In the end the entire road is more efficient because people paid to build that extra lane... and use it.
Oh, and the LAX "celebrity" treatment escorting people to special places ... always "cutting" the line. No argument here. But that is an LAX thing, not a universal Clear thing.
Last edited by FlyBitcoin; Mar 29, 2019 at 7:11 am
Mar 29, 2019, 8:07 am
#677
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I'm surprised there is a whole thread about this but I see it's turned into CLEAR vs. CLEAR for Delta Skymiles members.
CLEAR is for ID checks only. You skip folks in the regular line and because TSA Pre's queue is always longer, you skip many of them too. If they use the same people for them all (I wanna say like at BWI B checkpoint), you still skip a lot of people.
From there, you go into TSA Pre security line if you have it (I take out one laptop because I always have 2). Otherwise, take off your shoes and go into the regular security line.
CLEAR + Global Entry/Pre is the perfect combo.
Oh and non-CLEAR people are slowed down because CLEAR people jump in front of them.
CLEAR is for ID checks only. You skip folks in the regular line and because TSA Pre's queue is always longer, you skip many of them too. If they use the same people for them all (I wanna say like at BWI B checkpoint), you still skip a lot of people.
From there, you go into TSA Pre security line if you have it (I take out one laptop because I always have 2). Otherwise, take off your shoes and go into the regular security line.
CLEAR + Global Entry/Pre is the perfect combo.
Oh and non-CLEAR people are slowed down because CLEAR people jump in front of them.
Apr 2, 2019, 3:02 pm
#678
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The wait in LGA is for ID check. After ID check you go straight to the screening lane (single). Clear members are "cutting" in front of the regular ID check line. Clear and TSA were letting 5 Clear members in for every one non-clear member so the regular line was barely moving.
Apr 25, 2019, 7:05 pm
#680
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Last month at Regan, CLEAR wanted to charge me today at IAD CLEAR could not even find me and wanted to register me. I do not know why I bother esp since the PreCheck line was moving good at the time.
Apr 26, 2019, 6:12 am
#681
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 3,461
Wednesday in Atlanta I get to Clear Precheck line. The line has stretched out so far you have to go to the area across the hall and wait to even get on the same side as the security check.
I turn around and head to the TSA precheck line. I noticed that I got to the screeners before a man who I saw in line who had at least crossed from the overflow line across the hall when I started the process.
Apparently In Atlanta they can’t be cutting in front of you too fast.
Obviously i wont renew. Paying more to wait longer. Uh no! (And why did all of those people go to the long clear line? Precheck took under 5 minutes. Clear had to be taking 10 to 15)
I turn around and head to the TSA precheck line. I noticed that I got to the screeners before a man who I saw in line who had at least crossed from the overflow line across the hall when I started the process.
Apparently In Atlanta they can’t be cutting in front of you too fast.
Obviously i wont renew. Paying more to wait longer. Uh no! (And why did all of those people go to the long clear line? Precheck took under 5 minutes. Clear had to be taking 10 to 15)
Last edited by Orange County Commuter; Apr 26, 2019 at 8:33 am Reason: Clarification that BOTH lines were for 'precheck'
Apr 26, 2019, 6:46 am
#682
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So Wednesday in Atlanta I get to Clear. The line has stretched out so far you have to go to the area across the hall and wait to even get on the same side as the security check.
I turn around and head to the precheck line. I noticed that I got to the screeners before a man who I saw in line who had at least crossed from the overflow line across the hall when I started the process.
Apparently In Atlanta they can’t be cutting in front of you too fast.
Obviously i wont renew. Paying more to wait longer. Uh no! (And why did all of those people go to the long clear line? Precheck took under 5 minutes. Clear had to be taking 10 to 15)
I turn around and head to the precheck line. I noticed that I got to the screeners before a man who I saw in line who had at least crossed from the overflow line across the hall when I started the process.
Apparently In Atlanta they can’t be cutting in front of you too fast.
Obviously i wont renew. Paying more to wait longer. Uh no! (And why did all of those people go to the long clear line? Precheck took under 5 minutes. Clear had to be taking 10 to 15)
Apr 26, 2019, 8:32 am
#683
Join Date: May 2010
Posts: 3,461
The Clear line for "non pre check" is not even close to where I was so no clue what it might have been.
I sent a message to Clear. They acknowledged I was right and stated "they are working on it" Hmm... Since this has happened to me before I don't think they are working too hard LOL!
Apr 28, 2019, 8:13 am
#684
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+1 on ATL's CLEAR+Pre lines being ridiculous lately. It also appears that they closed the Pre lanes on the North side (at least, they didn't exist the last time I tried), so now all Pre is usually compressed over to those couple conveyor bin lanes in the glass tunnel (which compound the problem by slowing down screening itself).
The difference is CLEAR will always be stuck with just its two lanes. At really busy times they will expand non-CLEAR pre into additional screening lanes within the main area. So non-CLEAR can adjust for capacity, while CLEAR cannot. Add in a rush period and the result is obvious.
The difference is CLEAR will always be stuck with just its two lanes. At really busy times they will expand non-CLEAR pre into additional screening lanes within the main area. So non-CLEAR can adjust for capacity, while CLEAR cannot. Add in a rush period and the result is obvious.
Apr 28, 2019, 4:38 pm
#685
Join Date: Dec 2018
Location: PHX
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Just forget CLEAR at ATL and check in at International if you can be dropped off there.
Pre-Check at International is open 0630-0930 and 1230-1730
Two bag screening belts and both are often empty midday Friday afternoons when I am most often there.
Pre-Check at International is open 0630-0930 and 1230-1730
Two bag screening belts and both are often empty midday Friday afternoons when I am most often there.
Apr 29, 2019, 1:12 pm
#686
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Agree ATL is absurd lately. I wish they would add clear at ORD, precheck lines are absurd there, hopefully once DL moves to Terminal 5 they will have a clear lane there, would love to see it at EWR as well.
Clear is great at JFK, LGA and LAS, I never have an issue with lines there.
Clear is great at JFK, LGA and LAS, I never have an issue with lines there.
Apr 29, 2019, 4:32 pm
#687
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Agree ATL is absurd lately. I wish they would add clear at ORD, precheck lines are absurd there, hopefully once DL moves to Terminal 5 they will have a clear lane there, would love to see it at EWR as well.
Clear is great at JFK, LGA and LAS, I never have an issue with lines there.
Clear is great at JFK, LGA and LAS, I never have an issue with lines there.
Apr 29, 2019, 6:40 pm
#688
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Apr 29, 2019, 7:21 pm
#689
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Apr 29, 2019, 7:58 pm
#690
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