Trick to Using Faster TSA PreCheck Lane on Budget Airlines

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10 years ago

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I’ll Explain How You Can Get Into the TSA PreCheck Lane, Even If You’re Flying on Budget Airlines That Don’t Participate in the Program

What’s TSA PreCheck?

Link: How to Get Through Security Faster With TSA PreCheck

With TSA PreCheck you can go through a separate security lane. This lane is faster because folks don’t have to remove items like belts, laptops, and shoes.

Check out this post for details on how you can get TSA PreCheck.

Participating airlines include:

Air Canada	Alaska Airlines	Allegiant	American Airlines	Delta
Hawaiian Airlines	JetBlue	OneJet	Southwest	Sun Country Airlines
United Airlines	Virgin America	WestJet

So airlines such as Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines, as well as international flights on budget airlines such as WOW do NOT qualify.

You Won’t Have TSA PreCheck Printed on Your Boarding Pass When You Fly Frontier Airlines and Other Budget Airlines

And you won’t have access to the faster TSA PreCheck lane. But there may be a way around this!

How to Get TSA PreCheck If Your Flight Doesn’t Qualify

You may be able to show your Global Entry ID card at security to get into the fast lane.

Flashing Your Global Entry Card May Get You TSA PreCheck Even When You’re Flying an Airline That Doesn’t Participate

One Mile at a Time reports this trick worked on his way to a WOW Air flight to Iceland.

There are NO guarantees this will work. But it’s worth a try, especially if you’re in a hurry to catch your flight!

Don’t Have Global Entry?

You can apply and receive a reimbursement (up to $100 statement credit) with cards like:

American Express Platinum (personal)
The Business Platinum® Card from American Express
The Platinum Card® from American Express Exclusively for Mercedes-Benz
Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard
Citi Prestige

Bottom Line

With TSA PreCheck you can speed past the long security lines at the airport.

But only some airlines participate. So if you’re flying budget airlines like Spirit Airlines and Frontier Airlines, TSA PreCheck will NOT be printed on your boarding pass.

However, you may still be able to get into the TSA Precheck lane by showing your Global Entry ID card.

If you decide to give this a try, let us know your experience!

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