“It was easy,” says Speck, a sales administrative assistant who lives in Columbus. “There was no line.”
So easy that she found herself wishing for Precheck privileges on her next flight, even though she didn’t belong to the exclusive program.
Between passports, passport cards, mobile passports and a constellation of trusted-traveler programs such as Global Entry, Sentri and Nexus, international travelers have a lot to choose from this summer. Chances are, there’s a program that will suit your itinerary and help you avoid long lines when you come home.
“It was easy,” says Speck, a sales administrative assistant who lives in Columbus. “There was no line.”
So easy that she found herself wishing for Precheck privileges on her next flight, even though she didn’t belong to the exclusive program.
Although many air travelers are fixated on how to score a coveted clearance, which would give them access to an express lane where they don’t have to remove their shoes or liquids or unpack their laptops, some are already starting to worry about retaining their PreCheck status. It might be harder than you think, and the implications for the future of travel are troubling.