TSA Expedited Screening

[Evil Penevil]

I got the email below today. It means some air passengers (myself included, since I'm a Global Entry member with a Global Entry card) won't have such a hassle during the U.S. domestic legs of air travel. You can keep your shoes on as well as a suit or sports jacket, light jacket, sweater, etc. during pre-flight screening. Laptops can stay in the case. Note: You have to be a U.S. citizen to qualify for the program and it only applies to domestic travel.

 

What surprised me in September was that there was a special Global Entry line for customs clearance at Seattle airport. I've been using the Global Entry kiosks for passport control almost since the program began, but had never experienced any benefit going through customs before other than they almost never subject "trusted travelers" to secondary checks. Three hundred people were in line for customs at Seattle and it looked like it would take a long time to get through, but I was allowed to stand in a special queue (no other people) that gave me the next available agent. He simply grabbed my Global entry kiosk "ticket" and waved me through.

 

Evil

 

 

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is partnering with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for an initiative that allows eligible TSA Pre-Check passengers to qualify for expedited screening at participating airports.

U.S. citizens, who are members of a CBP Trusted Traveler program, including Global Entry, SENTRI, and NEXUS are automatically eligible to participate and receive expedited screening benefits for domestic travel through the TSA Pre-Check initiative. TSA Pre-Check benefits include keeping shoes, light outerwear and belts on, keeping laptops in their cases, and leaving the 3-1-1 compliant liquids/gels bag in one’s carry-on during screening through TSA security checkpoints.

Members interested in participating in TSA Pre-Check1 through their Trusted Traveler program membership must enter their PASS ID into the ‘Known Traveler’ field when booking a flight reservation or saving their PASS ID to their airline’s frequent flyer profile. Members can find their PASS ID either online by accessing their GOES account, or on the back of their membership card in the top-left corner.

When traveling on one of the TSA Pre-Check participating airlines, CBP Trusted Traveler members should remember to provide the airline with their full name, date of birth, and PASS ID exactly as it appears in their CBP Trusted Traveler program online account to ensure they are properly considered for TSA Pre-Check .

To learn more, visit www.globalentry.gov or www.tsa.gov.

[LTGTR]

If they extended your Seattle experience to all the stations,$100 would be a bargain.

[Methos]

Since the email says "US Citizens" I assume Canadians with Nexus (which incl Global Entry membership) are not eligible for this. I don't fly US to US very often anyway so it wont affect me anyway.

[ricktoronto]

Since the email says "US Citizens" I assume Canadians with Nexus (which incl Global Entry membership) are not eligible for this. I don't fly US to US very often anyway so it wont affect me anyway.

 

The CBP announced that 23 airports will be extending this to Canadians shortly.