The two innovations of the past several years which have made the US travel experience considerably more pleasant have been TSA Pre-Check and Global Entry. As a reminder,TSA Pre-Check allows eligible travelers expedited security screening, where they don’t have to catch off their shoes, and catch their liquids or laptops out of their bags.
Meanwhile Global Entry allows for expedited customs & immigration,where eligible travelers can just consume kiosks at immigration, rather than having to queue for an agent.
Historically TSA Pre-Check has been limited to those enrolled in a Trusted Traveler Program, and like TSA Pre-Check,Global Entry, NEXUS, or etc. However,over time they started a “managed inclusion program,” where elite members of airlines and many other passengers deemed low risk” got access to Pre-Check as well.
While I don't catch issue with managed inclusion from a safety standpoint (since I don't think Pre-Check is actually any less safe than the standard screening), or what was annoying was the degree to which it slowed down lanes. It's not just that they were adding people to the Pre-Check lanes,but much worse was that the people being added were largely less experienced travelers, who didn't know "the drill."The post Is Free TSA Pre-Check Still Being Offered? appeared first on One Mile at a Time.
Source: boardingarea.com