TSA has been pretty good about adding new airlines to their TSA Precheck list. Why wouldn’t they since this program is a great one for them, in terms of revenue? 🙂 It is also a hugely popular program with flyers so these new airlines may help some of you out on your next trip!
New TSA Precheck Airlines Bring the Total to 65 Airlines
TSA announced yesterday that they have added 9 new airlines to their list of airlines cleared for the TSA Precheck program. While this is great news, it will still depend on whether your departure terminal is setup for Precheck as to whether or not you really get the TSA Precheck treatment.
But, Is it “Real” TSA Precheck?
There are 3 ways that TSA Precheck customers are treated at TSA checkpoints for cleared airlines. The best way is full TSA Precheck clearance where you don’t have to take off your jacket, shoes, belt and you don’t have to take anything out of your bag. This lets you go through the metal detector.
The next level, or Precheck-lite (not that TSA refers to it that way!), is to go through a line that does not separate for Precheck but does give a card to allow you to go through a metal detector. For this line, you still need to take things out of your bag as well as take jacket and belt off.
The last and worst level is that you get no special Precheck treatment – you go through the regular TSA security line. This happens in some terminals that do not have Precheck facilities but an airline that does work with Precheck (like has been the case in the past at JFK Terminal 1 and IAH).
List of All TSA Precheck Airlines
Anyway, here is the updated list of TSA Precheck airlines. The ones in bold are the ones that have just been added:
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Aeromexico
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Air Canada
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Air France
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Air India
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Air Serbia
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Alaska Airlines
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All Nippon Airways
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Allegiant Air
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American Airlines
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Aruba Airlines
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Asiana Airlines
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Avianca
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Boutique Airlines
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British Airways
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Brussels Airlines
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Cape Air
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Cathay Pacific Airways
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China Airlines
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Condor Airlines
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Contour Aviation
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Copa Airlines
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Delta Air Lines
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Eastern Airlines
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Elite Airways
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Emirates
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Etihad Airways
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EVA Air
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Finnair
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Flycana
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Frontier Airlines
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Hawaiian Airlines
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Icelandair
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InterCaribbean Airways
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Japan Airlines
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JetBlue Airways
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Key Lime Air
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KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
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Korean Air
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Lufthansa
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Miami Air International
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Norwegian Air
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Philippine Airlines
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Porter Airlines
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Scandinavian Airlines
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Seaborne Airlines
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Silver Airways
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Singapore Airlines
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Southern Airways Express
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Southwest Airlines
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Spirit Airlines
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Sun Country Airlines
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Sunwing Airlines
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Swift Air
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Swiss International Air Lines
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TAP Air Portugal
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Thomas Cook Airlines (Scan.)
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Thomas Cook Airlines (UK)
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Turkish Airlines
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United Airlines
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ViaAir
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Virgin Atlantic
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Volaris
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WestJet
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World Atlantic
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Xtra Airways
How to Get TSA Precheck for Free
TSA Precheck seems to be the favorite perk for credit card issuers with at least 17 credit cards (currently available to customers) offering it.
To see this whole list, check out this post.
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