How did I end up with TSA Pre-check status?

[wackymother Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close wackymother]

My "home" airport now is SAV but I have gotten pre-check flying out of JAX and CHS so that's not it. I even got it on Allegiant last month and that was the first time I have flown on Allegiant. Maybe it's an age thing?

Noooo...bc we were traveling with our teenager. We thought maybe that was it, that we looked like a nice safe family unit to them.

But now I'm thinking it must be the good-looking thing!

[easyrider Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close easyrider]

My wife and I are always pre-check in the USA but never coming back from another country. I think Alaska Airlines has something to do with us being pre-check.

[Pat H Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Pat H]

My wife and I are always pre-check in the USA but never coming back from another country. I think Alaska Airlines has something to do with us being pre-check.

I think pre-check is strictly a US thing.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

I think pre-check is strictly a US thing.

I think you are correct.

Coming back into the US from another country you want Global Entry.

[rapmarks Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close rapmarks]

just checked in on line and got tsa pre approved.
we are older, we are flying from home airport, we seldom fly, don't know why we got it, but happy

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

just checked in on line and got tsa pre approved.
we are older, we are flying from home airport, we seldom fly, don't know why we got it, but happy

Great!
We flew a different airline home (Delta) and didn't get it. I've been flying mostly JetBoo the past couple of years so maybe that's we got in on the outbound. But the Delta flight was much more comfortable, and better orchestrated.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Great!
We flew a different airline home (Delta) and didn't get it. I've been flying mostly JetBoo the past couple of years so maybe that's we got in on the outbound. But the Delta flight was much more comfortable, and better orchestrated.

I don't think it has anything to do with which airline you fly, how often you fly, or what your status is.

I've gotten it in the past on airlines I hardly ever fly, and not on others I fly more. My younger dd, who has status with United and flies more than I do was never getting it.

[Glitter Brunello Super Moderator Find all posts View Profile Close Glitter Brunello]

I don't think it has anything to do with which airline you fly, how often you fly, or what your status is.

I've gotten it in the past on airlines I hardly ever fly, and not on others I fly more. My younger dd, who has status with United and flies more than I do was never getting it.

Well, alrighty then. I think we've concluded that there's no rhyme or reason!! It sure was nice though, especially having to fly out of Kennedy.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

Well, alrighty then. I think we've concluded that there's no rhyme or reason!! It sure was nice though, especially having to fly out of Kennedy.

My theory is that is why it was given out randomly, so people would be so pleased with it they'd pay for it later on.

I didn't even know what it was until the first time I got it a few years back. Dh and I were flying United out of Dulles. I got it, he didn't. When he tried to go through the precheck line with me he was told he couldn't. However the regular line he was directed to had less people in it than the precheck line did. I still made it through faster through.

[grest Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close grest]

almost every time...don't know why, but like it very much

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

almost every time...don't know why, but like it very much

Just don't get used to it. We were getting it all the time as well.......until we didn't.

But maybe you have status somewhere that is allowing you to get Precheck every time.

[Luanne Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Luanne]

I thought I had already posted this here, but I guess it was someplace else. It does a pretty good job of explaining who might still be getting Precheck without applying for it.

http://travelskills.com/2015/09/23/t...heck-policies/


TSA explains confusion over PreCheck policies

September 23, 2015


A few days ago, we ran an item citing news reports which said that the Transportation Security Administration was no longer allowing passengers to be screened in the expedited PreCheck lanes if they are not members of that program, which requires a personal interview and payment of an $85 fee.

That item attracted comments from a number of readers, some of whom said that they were not members of PreCheck, but they were still being sent to the PreCheck lanes for screening — a practice the TSA calls “managed inclusion.” TSA started that practice many months ago to even out the inspection loads between PreCheck and non-PreCheck lanes.

So what’s going on here? Are non-members still going through PreCheck lanes or not?

“The confusion lies in the fact that we ended Managed Inclusion 2, but have left Managed Inclusion 1 in place,” TSA spokesman Mike Englund tells TravelSkills. (See full statement below)

In Managed Inclusion 1 — which remains in effect — PreCheck screening is available for “certain travelers who have been pre-screened by TSA canines,” Englund said. In other words, if a dog’s nose finds you acceptable, you might be selected for the fast inspection even if you are not an enrolled member of PreCheck and don’t have a known traveler number. (It only applies, obviously, in airports where TSA dogs are on duty.)


Managed Inclusion 2, he explained, was a program in which TSA relied on “behavior detection officers and explosive trace detection sampling” to direct certain passengers into the PreCheck lanes even if they weren’t paid members.

Englund told us: “Overall, the agency is now moving toward offering TSA PreCheck expedited screening only to trusted and pre-vetted travelers enrolled in the TSA PreCheck program, and is working with a number or partners to expand enrollment in program.” He did not say how long it might be until PreCheck screenings are limited only to paid members.

So while there won’t be as many non-members in PreCheck lines, there will still be some.

Here’s the full statement on this matter from TSA:

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“TSA routinely evaluates the effectiveness of airport checkpoint screening procedures at all U.S. airports to ensure the security of travelers. TSA has recently eliminated the practice of utilizing behavior detection officers and explosive trace detection sampling to direct certain passengers into TSA Pre✓® expedited screening lanes, a practice known as “Managed Inclusion II.” TSA will also continue to offer expedited screening to certain travelers who have been pre-screened by TSA canines, a practice known as “Managed Inclusion I.” Overall, the agency is now moving toward offering TSA Pre✓® expedited screening only to trusted and pre-vetted travelers enrolled in the TSA Pre✓® program, and is working with a number or partners to expand enrollment in program. Aviation security employs multiple layers, both seen and unseen, to ensure the safety of the traveling public, and TSA constantly tests and challenges this system in order to enhance capabilities and improve techniques as threats evolve.”