TSA Pre Check

[Lilsia]

Mine came in 2 days after my interview.

 

[Toolulu22]

I just got my number about a month ago. The process was quick and easy. I can't wait to use it!

 

[n2mm]

My 13 yo granddaughter did her interview earlier this month. She had her number the next morning.

 

[Disney Ron]

Just returned from our TSA meeting, it was simple and painless. So glad we did it.

 

[Rich M]

If your flight reservation was made before you received your KTN, you can add the KTN here:
https://www.southwest.com/flight/addSecureInfoEntry.html

For all other travel, if you have added your KTN to your Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards profile, the KTN automatically will be attached to future bookings. After logging in to your account, add KTN to RR profile:
https://www.southwest.com/myaccount/preferences/personal/profile/edit

When I click the one for flight reservation made it says the page has timed out. Can you give me general area that it is at on the web site? Thanks for the help

 

[shoreward]

When I click the one for flight reservation made it says the page has timed out. Can you give me general area that it is at on the web site? Thanks for the help

Try https://www.southwest.com/flight/addSecureInfoEntry.html?clk=SITESEARCH

 

[Huff]

I've never applied for pre-check yet I get it about 90% of the time. My wife or teens that often fly with us also get pre-check if they are on the same reservation as I am.

I've not had a bad line at MCO so far on trips without pre-check. Maybe 10 minutes.

A few years ago my teen niece was on her first flight and trip to WDW. She was unaware of TSA rules. I hadn't noticed she was drinking from a water bottle as she passed thru security. TSA never noticed either. She just kept on walking. So perhaps MCO line moves fast since they're not watching!!

 

[Rich M]

Try https://www.southwest.com/flight/addSecureInfoEntry.html?clk=SITESEARCH

Thank you

 

[a1tinkfans]

My dad used to get it all the time while flying ( Jetblue) and he didn’t even have it. Then last month he printed his boarding pass and didn’t get it, but his companion did. That was an issue for them.
I called the airline, it was an international flight. Was told that as of March 2018 TSA no longer randomly adding it’s in the past and the only way was to go thru the process. ( made no sense since his companion got it??)
So, since I had surprised him with an upcoming trip this fall and knew he’d want it, signed him/gf up and they got it all completed within 2 weeks.
Then I called all his airline reward programs ( yup, he travels a lot) and they added it to each acct.
if a flight is booked thru the airline website, thru a rewards program, it automatically flows thru to the boarding pass being printed.
So far, 2 airlines and worked both times!
My family did it as well.. worth every penny!

 

[bumbershoot]

Just make sure you enter your number in your reservation so your boarding pass shows pre check. For some reason I tend to have issues with SW and AA even when I do this. If that happens, go to the ticket counter and have then enter it and re print the boarding pass.

For some airlines I have to make sure to enter it manually while checking in online.

A recent SW flight was arranged by my brother and I didn’t yet have our ktn numbers in the account. I ended up having to call to have them put onto our accounts. Once she did that I refreshed boarding passes and we had pre.

Two, if paying for TSA pre and there is a possibility of going out of the country in the time frame (5 years) exists, consider paying the difference to get Global Entry ..... the $ is small - but it WILL force you to to an airport (ICE office) for the processing (eliminates the 'new' PRE sites I mentioned forst)

Go for nexus if possible.

If you live close to Canada check out NEXUS, it gives you both Pre-Check and Global Entry for only $50 for 5 years. It requires an interview with both US and CDN customs. Also from the Trusted Traveler US Govt website "children under 18 do not pay an application fee for NEXUS"

Most centers are located at certain border crossings, but Seattle does has one.
https://www.cbp.gov/travel/trusted-traveler-programs/nexus/enrollment-centers

YES.

I'm planning to do this because I am flying with my teenage daughters this fall and I am a cheapskate. My girls are (will be) 13 and 15 when we go to Florida and we are going again next year. The only thing is, I feel kind of weird about it...like, I have *no* intention of ever leaving the country or going to Canada. We only fly once a year (if that!) and I just can't stomach paying $85 for each of the three of us. I just don't want to get denied because I don't have a valid reason for applying. The only reason I want a NEXUS card is because I am too cheap to pay for $255 for TSA Pre-check when I can get NEXUS for $50 which will still get me TSA Pre-check.

Be honest. It IS a question they will likely ask. And you get to have two interviews one after the other and they might both ask. We weren’t traveling as much to Canada as before, but I wanted easier access to it for when we went. And I wanted GE and Pre. I said that. It wasn’t a problem.

Be honest.

 

[kristenrice]

Be honest. It IS a question they will likely ask. And you get to have two interviews one after the other and they might both ask. We weren’t traveling as much to Canada as before, but I wanted easier access to it for when we went. And I wanted GE and Pre. I said that. It wasn’t a problem.

Be honest.

Oh, for sure! I will 100% be honest...I just feel really awkward, KWIM? I have no ulterior motive, just want to save money, plain and simple. The last time I went to Canada was over 20 years ago when I was in college at Uof M. We would cross the border and go to Windsor because the legal drinking age was 19. I was usually the DD since I had the car...and I happened to be the youngest of the bunch. As the driver, I always had to answer the questions at the border in Detroit/Windsor. I knew I was being responsible but I always felt weird when they would ask why we were going to Canada and I would answer "so my 20-year-old friends here can legally go to the bar and get drunk". It was the truth and I was NOT going to lie to border agents...same thing on the way back...when I would return to Michigan with a car load of drunk college students. They would ask what we did in Canada....like it wasn't obvious at that point. I *always* felt like I was going to get in trouble, even though the strongest drink I'd had was Diet Coke! The worst border crossing we had was when I was dating DH (a police officer) and we were in Detroit for the auto show with one of his co-workers. We decided on a whim to go to the casino in Windsor. Well, when we went to cross the border, the guys remembered that they both had their firearms with them. (DH has been an officer for almost 30 years. He carries his gun like his wallet...it is always with him...without thought) Oops! No handguns in Canada...but we were already at the border. I can't remember what exactly they ended up having to do, but it involved locking up their handguns in a locker at the border and filling out some paperwork. So now, we just don't plan to visit Canada anymore.

 

[bumbershoot]

I just feel really awkward, KWIM?

Totally.

I knew I was being responsible but I always felt weird when they would ask why we were going to Canada and I would answer "so my 20-year-old friends here can legally go to the bar and get drunk"

Love it!

A friend got pregnant-and-engaged while we were sophomores in college, and Canada was still 18 drinking age for Americans, so we went up there for her bridal shower (so at least the rest of us could have fun), and that was amusing crossing the border.

So now, we just don't plan to visit Canada anymore.

Aw, sadness! We're driving distance from Vancouver, and I can't imagine thinking of never going again.

 

[Disney Ron]

We just were approved for TSA Precheck today. Can't wait to start using it this August.