TSA Pre✓™ Begins at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport
Press Release
September 5, 2012
Contact:
TSA Public Affairs
571-227-2829
CINCINNATI – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced the start of TSA Pre✓™ operations at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). Under TSA Pre✓™ U.S. citizens traveling domestically who are select American, Delta, United and US Airways frequent flyers or members of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Trusted Traveler programs are now eligible to participate and may receive expedited screening benefits. The TSA Pre✓™ line is located at the Main Terminal.
TSA Pre✓™ is part of the agency’s larger effort to implement risk-based security concepts that enhance security by focusing efforts on travelers considered high-risk and about whom the agency knows less. To date, more than 2.5 million passengers have experienced TSA Pre✓™. TSA Pre✓™ is now available in 23 airports for Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and US Airways frequent flyers.
"TSA Pre✓™ is an important part of the agency’s emphasis on risk-based security," said TSA Federal Security Director Paul Wisniewski. "It allows us to focus our efforts on the people we know less about, while providing expedited screening and a better experience for those travelers TSA knows the most about."
Eligible passengers include U.S. citizens flying on participating airlines as well as those who are members of CBP Trusted Traveler programs, including Global Entry, SENTRI and NEXUS. Individuals interested in participating can apply by visiting www.globalentry.gov.
If TSA determines a passenger is eligible for expedited screening through the TSA Pre✓™ pre-screening process, information is imbedded in the barcode of the passenger’s boarding pass. TSA reads the barcode at the designated checkpoint and the passenger may referred to the TSA Pre✓™ lane where they will undergo expedited screening, which could include being able to leave their shoes, light outerwear and belt on, allowing them to keep their laptop in its case and their 3-1-1 compliant liquids/gels bag in a carry-on.
TSA has expanded TSA Pre✓™ benefits to U.S. military active duty members traveling through Ronald Reagan Washington National and Seattle-Tacoma International airports. In addition to TSA Pre✓™, TSA has implemented other risk-based security measures including modified screening procedures for passengers 12 and younger and 75 and older.
TSA will always incorporate random and unpredictable security measures throughout the airport and no individual is guaranteed expedited screening. TSA’s multi-layered approach to security also includes behavior detection officers, explosives-detection systems, canine teams, and federal air marshals, among other measures both seen and unseen.
For more information about TSA’s risk-based security initiative, visit www.tsa.gov.
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