A week ago, CLEAR + PreCheck was very valuable and probably saved at least a half hour over SkyPriority + PreCheck.

However, since I have CLEAR, I'm not sure whether there's a separate line for SkyPriority + PreCheck or whether one must decide between the SkyPriority line versus the PreCheck line.

IIRC CLEAR costs $179 per year, but a FO+ should get a discount on the price. This could be a good investment now and might be better than a one time only upgrade to domestic FC just to get access to the SkyPriority security line. How valuable CLEAR is depends on one's travel patterns, but even $179 to avoid missing one flight might be worthwhile. If one is planning to fly through many airports with CLEAR, IMO it's worth considering even though when I first heard the price, my reaction was "no way, but since DL is paying, why not try it?" and I've since become somewhat of a fan.

I believe CLEAR is $99 for anyone with a SkyMiles account, $79 for FO/GM/PM (and free for DM). My first origin is usually not MSP but CLEAR is always very fast whenever I’ve used it out of DTW or SFO, and I’d imagine much better than any SkyPriority line.

At MSP, CLEAR takes you to the front of the SkyPriority line if your boarding pass shows SkyPriroity. They can also take people to the front of the PreCheck line if they have PreCheck. Either way, you skip the line.

There is no combined SkyPriority+PreCheck line; it’s an either/or choice.

At the North Checkpoint there is a First Class/Elite line for all airline elites, including Sky Priority. It includes FO. I haven’t checked recently, but the South Checkpoint SkyPriority line may still be only for GM and above.

At certain times of day the lines at MSP are long, but they always seem to move quickly, especially at the North Checkpoint, where dogs are used.

It is my understanding that MSP has not had a lot of absent TSA agents; they have been coming in despite the shutdown.

I fly out of MSP Weekly and the shutdown hasn’t really had an impact. The lines this morning were long but about 15 min. I have Clear ans PreCheck ans haven’t waited 10 minutes at any time over the past year. I would buy the free trial of Clear and cancel if it didn’t seem to be a value.

There are news reports today saying that MSP is something like the second worst USA airport for TSA absences and resulting waiting times. Worst is said to be MSY, not ATL, which makes me wonder.....

I was at MSP from 4-8 on Monday of this past holiday weekend and did not see any long lines. It was boringly quiet.

The carry-on only checkpoint on the skybridge between C and G is closed because of the shutdown. Not only is the TSA checkpoint closed but the exit there is also closed, so that you cannot use that exit to get to the light rail or the red and blue parking ramps.