TRUSTED TRAVELER

TSA PreCheck long lines

TSA PreCheck members fume as their lines get longer

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It happened to Andy Lundberg when he was flying recently from Kansas City to Baltimore on Southwest Airlines. A Transportation Security Administration screener pointed him to the PreCheck line, where he waited behind a dozen other frequent travelers with the agency’s trusted traveler designation.

A new TSA initiative that lets trusted travelers bypass the airport screening line is on the verge of an ambitious expansion.

Is it too easy to lose the TSA’s “trust”?

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A new Transportation Security Administration initiative that lets trusted travelers bypass the airport screening line is on the verge of an ambitious expansion. By the end of the year, PreCheck, a government program that offers expedited screening to those who submit to an initial background check, is expected to be available in 35 airports.