The Consolidated CLEAR Information Thread (Locations, Promotions, Value)
Mar 19, 2018, 11:12 am
#496
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: MIA
Posts: 298
discounted membership rates for CLEAR
CLEAR offers discounted membership rates to Delta SkyMiles members.
Any AA lurkers know if/when we might see some love?
Any AA lurkers know if/when we might see some love?
Last edited by SouthernCross; Mar 19, 2018 at 11:19 am
Mar 19, 2018, 12:57 pm
#498
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: USA
Programs: Chase Sapphire Reserve, WFBF
Posts: 1,573
I don't understand CLEAR. It allows you to bypass the document check only, but I've never waited more than about 2-3 minutes for document check with TSA Pre. Maybe there are airports I don't travel through often where it is more congested.
Mar 19, 2018, 1:04 pm
#499
Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: DCA/IAD/WAS
Programs: MAR AMB, WOH Explorist, AA EXP, UA 2P
Posts: 2,136
This is my experience as well, though ATL Thursday afternoons were long last time I flew through there regularly, but never more than 5-10 minutes. I've also heard MCO and LAS can be different animals, but I'm also never at either place enough to make $99/year worthwhile.
Mar 19, 2018, 1:16 pm
#500
Join Date: Aug 2003
Programs: Bonvoy Amb; AA EXP
Posts: 1,136
I guess I'm slightly more price insensitive, but Clear has saved me a ton of time at LGA (no longer applicable), LAS, MCO and DEN, with DEN often being a total ***show much of the time in pre-check. It really depends on how many people queue up between the ID check and the bag machine. LAX and ATL are also helpful.
Mar 19, 2018, 2:19 pm
#502
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Rolling Lakes Yacht Club
Posts: 4,981
That's not my experience. CLEAR is awesome and saved me a ton of waiting. If only they would add ORD.
Mar 19, 2018, 2:27 pm
#503
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: NYC/PHX
Programs: IATA, Sabre, AvgeekAgent
Posts: 1,958
Either way, the DL affinity pricing is likely exclusive as long as DL is a shareholder.
Mar 19, 2018, 3:16 pm
#504
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: PHX, SEA
Programs: DL Silver, Avis President's Club, Hertz President's Circle, Global Entry (Former AA Plt/Gold)
Posts: 4,420
If you have an American Express card, check your "Amex Offers". Mine currently has one where I would get reminbursed $100 if I paid the $179, making it the same rate as the Skymiles bonus. That would only work for one year.
I'd rather pay $100 every 5 for Global Entry and enjoy TSA Pre, which is better than just skipping the doc check line.
I'd rather pay $100 every 5 for Global Entry and enjoy TSA Pre, which is better than just skipping the doc check line.
Mar 19, 2018, 4:29 pm
#507
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: PHL
Programs: AA EXP, HH Diamond, Owner of 2,000 TWA shares
Posts: 812
Clear doesn't work for me in PHL. Oddly enough, ORD shuts down Pre√ at around 7pm, forcing you into the cattle chute. Does this happen anywhere else. Do airports that have Clear shut down early as well?
Last edited by Uncle Nonny; Mar 19, 2018 at 4:43 pm
Mar 19, 2018, 4:36 pm
#508
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Live: IWI; Work: DCA/Everywhere; Play: LAS/SJU/MLE
Programs: AA EXP, DL PM, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Ambassador/LTP, Nat'l Exec Elite, LEYE Gold
Posts: 6,656
I guess I'm slightly more price insensitive, but Clear has saved me a ton of time at LGA (no longer applicable), LAS, MCO and DEN, with DEN often being a total ***show much of the time in pre-check. It really depends on how many people queue up between the ID check and the bag machine. LAX and ATL are also helpful.
I've also found it useful at DCA on the rare occasion when the line is way backed up (usually there's no line at all when I'm there, but sometimes the precheck line is 50 deep and there's never anyone in the clear line). It's worth the $99/year for near certainty that I can always show up at DCA at T-20 and make the flight.
Mar 19, 2018, 4:42 pm
#509
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Dallas/Orlando
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 2,716
While the DL discounts on CLEAR are deeper the higher the status you have, you are still afforded savings with a SkyMiles account unassociated with elite status. So it's definitely worth signing up for Delta's FFP if you have no other way to lessen CLEAR's cost.
I travel out of MCO regularly and CLEAR is a lifesaver, as has been mentioned on this thread. Pre document check at Orlando can sometimes be four lines, 20 people deep each. And a few months ago at LAX CLEAR also was a big timesaver.
Any time CLEAR sends a survey I beg and plead for more terminal coverage at DFW.
I travel out of MCO regularly and CLEAR is a lifesaver, as has been mentioned on this thread. Pre document check at Orlando can sometimes be four lines, 20 people deep each. And a few months ago at LAX CLEAR also was a big timesaver.
Any time CLEAR sends a survey I beg and plead for more terminal coverage at DFW.
