As the result of a survey released by Carlson Wagonlit Travel stresses lining up for airport security checks is the biggest irritant for business travelers, Transportation Security Administration is considering a program to allow frequent fliers to skip the pre-flight security checks.
…The program, called Registered Traveler, would give passengers the option of paying an $80 a year fee and submitting to a background check. If they pass, they would be issued a card that would allow them to walk past the lines of people taking off their shoes and being patted down with an electric wand…
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Individual airports would decide whether or not to participate to the program, which is currently being tested in Los Angeles, Washington, Minneapolis, Boston, Houston and Orlando.
June 27th, 2006 at 2:42 pm
[…] The Registered Traveler program, an idea by Transportation Security Administration enabling frequent fliers within the United States to skip the pre-flight security checks, appears to have encountered problems. […]