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Originally Posted by Kristie  from what i hear, they're going to start doing frequent traveler cards where you can get into the expert or bypass lane with it. it'll include a fingerprint and eye scan though....then, for the most part, you can bypass most of the line situation |
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Originally Posted by amelia They already have this in several airports. Denver just got it a few weeks ago. I think about a year (or so) ago, it started up in one, or all, of the NY airports, IAD and several other's. |
It's called
Fly Clear and the website lists the 10-15 airports with it. You pay $100/yr in order to go through the lane. It involves a pretty extensive background check, an iris scan, and fingerprint ID. You still have to go through the x-ray machines, and it depends on the airport just how much of the "regular" line you get to skip. At some places, they'll offer to help you put your stuff in bins.
I think it'll be worth it once ALL airports have it, and maybe if they have a FlyClear-only screening line. Sometimes the wait after the boarding pass check is longer than the line before it!