TSA PreCheck Program - Questions/Experiences for United Airlines Travellers
Oct 17, 2012, 2:06 pm
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Oct 17, 2012, 2:18 pm
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Sure is. Especially since those of us who are GE have been screened and interviewed face to face by the CBP and TSA-Pre is given to people who fly often with no face to face interviewing. And I'm sure much less crime background checking.
UAL helped me get TSA Pre only because they know I fly much with them. I was never interviewed by anyone. I am now GE and, honestly, are a bit concerned about travelers who receive the TSA Pre designation before GE.
In my opinion, no one should be TSA Pre without first being GE. Or, at least, the TSA should use the same face to face interview and background checks as CBP requries for GE membership.
UAL helped me get TSA Pre only because they know I fly much with them. I was never interviewed by anyone. I am now GE and, honestly, are a bit concerned about travelers who receive the TSA Pre designation before GE.
In my opinion, no one should be TSA Pre without first being GE. Or, at least, the TSA should use the same face to face interview and background checks as CBP requries for GE membership.
Oct 17, 2012, 2:19 pm
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Oct 17, 2012, 2:44 pm
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Thread drift alert -
Please hold meta-discussion about the PreCheck program (like why international itineraries aren't valid for PreCheck) in the Pratical Travel Issues and Safety Issues forum as it really isn't specific to United; thanks.
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Please hold meta-discussion about the PreCheck program (like why international itineraries aren't valid for PreCheck) in the Pratical Travel Issues and Safety Issues forum as it really isn't specific to United; thanks.
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Oct 17, 2012, 6:22 pm
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Started reading through this thread and after looking at a couple of recent boarding passes, came across some weirdness.
My boarding pass from this past Monday had a 3 at the end. Today I checked-in for my return and changed my flight. When I scanned the boarding pass the last number was a 0.
I was under the impression that if you had PreCheck on the outbound, you'd have it on the return. Is that not actually the case? What does the 0 actually mean, that the PreCheck data hasn't been found?
My boarding pass from this past Monday had a 3 at the end. Today I checked-in for my return and changed my flight. When I scanned the boarding pass the last number was a 0.
I was under the impression that if you had PreCheck on the outbound, you'd have it on the return. Is that not actually the case? What does the 0 actually mean, that the PreCheck data hasn't been found?
Oct 17, 2012, 6:26 pm
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It means that you don't qualify for Pre-Check on that specific flight.
Oct 17, 2012, 6:27 pm
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Started reading through this thread and after looking at a couple of recent boarding passes, came across some weirdness.
My boarding pass from this past Monday had a 3 at the end. Today I checked-in for my return and changed my flight. When I scanned the boarding pass the last number was a 0.
I was under the impression that if you had PreCheck on the outbound, you'd have it on the return. Is that not actually the case? What does the 0 actually mean, that the PreCheck data hasn't been found?
My boarding pass from this past Monday had a 3 at the end. Today I checked-in for my return and changed my flight. When I scanned the boarding pass the last number was a 0.
I was under the impression that if you had PreCheck on the outbound, you'd have it on the return. Is that not actually the case? What does the 0 actually mean, that the PreCheck data hasn't been found?
Oct 17, 2012, 6:35 pm
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As you know, the TSA is all about making things unpredictable and random. Sometimes you'll get pre-check, other times you won't. Receiving it on the outbound doesn't mean you'll have it on the return. 0 just means you don't get to go through the pre-check lane. That's all. Could be random, could be something else.
Up until this point, every roundtrip up until today that I have had where I received PreCheck on the outbound, I also received it on the return. I wonder if the same day change and the departure airport being DCA had something to do with it.
I wonder why they use 0 instead of 1 in some cases to distinguish PreCheck/no PreCheck.
Last edited by Hartmann; Oct 17, 2012 at 7:27 pm
Oct 17, 2012, 9:12 pm
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Sure is. Especially since those of us who are GE have been screened and interviewed face to face by the CBP and TSA-Pre is given to people who fly often with no face to face interviewing. And I'm sure much less crime background checking.
UAL helped me get TSA Pre only because they know I fly much with them. I was never interviewed by anyone. I am now GE and, honestly, are a bit concerned about travelers who receive the TSA Pre designation before GE.
In my opinion, no one should be TSA Pre without first being GE. Or, at least, the TSA should use the same face to face interview and background checks as CBP requries for GE membership.
UAL helped me get TSA Pre only because they know I fly much with them. I was never interviewed by anyone. I am now GE and, honestly, are a bit concerned about travelers who receive the TSA Pre designation before GE.
In my opinion, no one should be TSA Pre without first being GE. Or, at least, the TSA should use the same face to face interview and background checks as CBP requries for GE membership.
Oct 18, 2012, 5:33 am
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I had a basic LGA-ORD-LGA r/t a few weeks back - didn't get it on the outbound (where it doesn't matter), but I did on the return (where it does, since ORD has the lane and all). So it definitely can vary.
Oct 18, 2012, 8:32 am
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Started reading through this thread and after looking at a couple of recent boarding passes, came across some weirdness.
My boarding pass from this past Monday had a 3 at the end. Today I checked-in for my return and changed my flight. When I scanned the boarding pass the last number was a 0.
I was under the impression that if you had PreCheck on the outbound, you'd have it on the return. Is that not actually the case? What does the 0 actually mean, that the PreCheck data hasn't been found?
My boarding pass from this past Monday had a 3 at the end. Today I checked-in for my return and changed my flight. When I scanned the boarding pass the last number was a 0.
I was under the impression that if you had PreCheck on the outbound, you'd have it on the return. Is that not actually the case? What does the 0 actually mean, that the PreCheck data hasn't been found?
Oct 18, 2012, 8:45 am
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Oct 18, 2012, 9:15 am
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Wish I would have checked-in to the original itinerary before same-day changing to see if I received PreCheck.
My luck at DCA is much lower than at IAH.
Oct 18, 2012, 10:23 am
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Oct 18, 2012, 11:52 am
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DCA is 50/50 for me in general, but I always attributed that to being DCA with special rules because it is so close Washington, DC.
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