It is in the same physical space (I don't know if there's any not-yet-visible expansion). Note that the CX noodle bar offerings have been (historically) timed to the CX departures. The one time I visited prior to the earlier BA flight (a few years ago), no noodles for me!

Oh no! I guess IntVic should not count on noodles.

Hi there,

In late July I will be going from SFO-OGG with HA (Flying in first if that makes a difference to my concern).

I'm a little concerned with getting held up at TSA as I'm not a US citizen and cant get access to CLEAR or equivalent.

I will be arriving 3 hours before my flight, is this enough time so I don't miss my flight ?

I'm thinking of using Blacklane PASS to get in front of the security line at SFO. Is this service effective at SFO for departures ?

Thanks,

I had never heard of Black Lane service before
 

Nationalization?

Three hours prior should be plenty of time, Aidan. You are unlikely to spend more than 15 minutes going through security. Your incoming flight would have to be very badly delayed for you to miss your flight.

FWIW, I wasn't quite sure what you meant. I thought it was nationality, but I thought maybe you meant naturalization. I have no idea if that distinction makes any difference with the scrutiny TSA applies at security checkpoints.

Thanks for the all the responses, I ended up booking with Blacklane PASS just as an insurance. Just in case my ride arrives late due to traffic or something else, I can at-least have a second set of trained hands to walk me through as quickly as possible.
The reason why I'm taking all this precaution is that HA only have one flight out to Maui and I cant miss it, as its my best mates wedding the following day.

In hindsight I should have booked to goto Maui a day earlier as a redundancy.

Will let you know how Blacklane PASS goes, most likely overkill.

Cheers.

I had to Google what Blacklane was and it turns out it is a Company out of Germany that provides car service and other things. IMO, it won't help you at SFO as there is no expedited service to get through SFO's version of TSA besides CLEAR and Precheck. The Maui flight leaves early in the morning ~10AM so security should not be a big issue as there are only a few departures at that time. Also, Citizenship has nothing to do with going through security.

Here is a quote form an article https://www.globaltravelerusa.com/blacklane-review/

Below quote was departing PHL airport.
"As a frequent traveler, some of the advantages of the PASS service are moot with my Global Entry and TSA PreCheck, but my companion was not a member of those programs, so the service did help expedite airport processes for him. The PASS service was truly valuable, in our experience, in two ways. Upon departure, there was no PreCheck lane and security had a bit of a line. With the PASS service, we bypassed the line completely and were through security quickly"

I'll be surprised if this Blacklane PASS service does anything more than walk you to the security entrance at International-A and tell you where to go. I've never heard of them.