A blessing and a curse for travelers to and from Boston is that the city’s international airport is pretty much smack-dab in the middle of the action. Buttressed against the Atlantic Ocean, the entirety of downtown and the greater metropolitan area radiates in a circle from Boston Logan. Not coincidentally, the city has some of…
A lot of advice out there for getting through airports quickly and comfortably involves enrolling in paid programs like TSA PreCheck or Global Entry (or even CLEAR), carrying the right credit card, taking shelter in an airport lounge, and earning airline elite status. But the time and expense required to do all of that can…
“Enough is enough,” said Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, at a hearing in December. “As carried out by the private sector, the Registered Traveler program has,” Thompson argued, “allowed some passengers to enter security checkpoints using fraudulent identities. In at least one known instance, the Registered Traveler…
How to Apply for TSA PreCheck
First of all, what is TSA PreCheck?
By pre-screening applicants, TSA PreCheck allows you to skip the lines and go through airport security efficiently by providing a separate lane for low-risk travelers.
Step 1: Am I eligible?
In order to apply for TSA PreCheck, you must qualify as a “low-risk traveler.”…