In order to make your airline travel experience less of a PITA, the TSA, for a free of $234, and surrending your fingerprints, will allow you to go thru screening in 10 minutes or less. Assuming of course you don't have any felony convictions. And pass the interview.

Wonder where your fingerprints wind up?

How long until they want DNA, and where would that end up?

Last I saw TSA precheck was $78, and the vast majority of travelers don’t do it. It’s not required.

Most places it is just as fast to go thru regular screening.

If you travel for work a good bit, it is well worth it. If you rarely fly, no issue, don't register for/purchase it.

$149 for processing, $85 every 5 years for the privilege.

Exactly, especially if you work outside of the US. Global Entry is the best thing there is for working outside of the US. If you’ve ever flown into LAX and get in line with thousands of Asians, you’d agree too.

For small airports, having TSA pre-check is not that big of a deal (except for not having to take off your shoes, belt, jacket, and empty your bags) as there’s usually not a ton of people in line but if you fly from a big airport, it’s worth every penny.

Where are you paying $149 for processing?

Mine was $85 and nothing else.

PreChek is fantastic, until they put you in line with everyone else to wait to scan and the only difference is you don't have to undress. That's not a benefit. You're still waiting in line.

If I traveled as much as I did years ago, I'd have Clear and Global Entry and TSAUpMyButt and whatever else it took to get through customs and security easier. The next coming attraction is Facial Recognition. It's already in place at several airports. Quite easy. We have used it a few times in other countries -- which means "they" know over there, too! -- and it's fast.


"They" already know everything about us. "They" have our data, our preferences, our website favorites and visits and everything else. Paying for an easier passage through a line is worth it if you travel.

Or, don't pay. But don't bitch about standing in line, undressing, being behind MeeMaw and PeePaw who don't travel, or the lunkhead complaining about everything, or the stinkin' fatass wearing sweats who didn't shower that morning, or the Karen, and all that chit, either.

The wife and I did pre-check since we fly out of Atlanta a lot. Judging from the lines, I don't know that we save much time.

https://pre-traveler-application.co...1fC56NkyE2BbuaDbOQyfHOfLpChoCyx0QAvD_BwE

I guess you would be good with giving a DNA sample too?

I bet you hand your ID over to every LEO that asks for it as well?

They want to search your house or vehicle without a warrant, sure no problem? Let me see your guns and write down all the serial nunbers?

Digital currency?

Where is the line where its to far?

The problem with the TSA is they don't target the people they should target. It is like what Jefferson County did when the citizens wouldn't vote to let them add an unconstitutional occupational tax back. Make people wait forever to renew their tag.

I’m sitting in the Newark airport right now. Just went through TSA Pre about 5 minutes ago and it took 5 minutes. Looking at the “other” line, I simply can’t imagine any other way. My memory from 2 years ago is that is was about $75-80. I did have to give them a thumb print or something. I figure they already know a huge amount more than my thumb print.

There is no processing fee for TSA Precheck.

It's $78.00 (hasn't been $85 for about 3 years) the first time you sign up...period. After that, renewal is $70.

I had Precheck for 5 years, then switched to Global Entry due to the contract work I do overseas after retiring.

That's some sort of scam website.

Go to TSA's website...there is no processing fee.

Y'all need to quit ruining a good bitch session by pointing out the facts.

You goober, that is a 3rd party company that is charging you $150 to process the application for you. You can do it yourself on the TSA site and it’s just the $78 fee. Do you also fall for those text message scams saying you owe the IRS money and will be arrested in 24hrs if you don’t send them online Visa gift cards?

This is why I love aldeer!!! Lockjaw were you getting a kickback?

CLEAR is a service similar to TSA Pre but it is run through a private company. I think it is about $189 per year and usually is faster than TSA Pre. CLEAR lines look shorter in most airports that I have been through.

If they'd only make an "ABOUT US" section on their website
Oh, hold that thought for a sec...

ABOUT US

I’ve never paid for any of the extras. Been upgraded to 1st class a few times and never paid for that either. If I want leg room, I just volunteer for the exit row. At one point, I was on a minimum of 4 flights a week, 3 out of 4 weeks per month. Everyone’s getting on the same plane and will get there at the same time. I’ve always said an airplane is nothing but a bus with wings anyway. Customs into other countries has been the biggest pain in the rear for me but I’ve survived it every time so…. there’s that.

I do global entry. $100 every 3 years and I get precheck free. Probably not worth it if you’re not traveling internationally

I went thru Denver about two weeks ago. Line was a mile long, they got us thru in about 30 mins, they were not making you take shoes of or take laptops out. No Scanners, just metal detector. Pushing people thru like cattle.