Finally: British Airways Has Joined TSA PreCheck. That's the good news. The bad news is that not all airport terminals that British Airways departs from (notably NYC JFK Terminal 7) offer TSA PreCheck yet. British Airways is the dominant carrier flying out from JFK Terminal 7 (although AA, Alaska Airlines, Aer Lingus, Iberia, Finnair, Qatar, SriLankan Airlines and Interjet also operate flights from Terminal 7) so until now there hasn't been enough demand from the non-BA carriers to operate a TSA PreCheck line–I hope that changes soon now that BA has joined TSA PreCheck.
TSA PreCheck security procedures enable travelers to more quickly pass through security screening, since they don't need remove shoes, light jackets, belts, and can keep laptops and liquids in their carry-on bags.
British Airways is the 53rd airline to join TSA PreCheck, which now includes these airlines (bolding mine, for the airlines most readers are likely to find useful):
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Aeromexico
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Air Canada
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Air France
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Air Serbia
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Alaska Airlines
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ANA
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Allegiant Air
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American Airlines
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Aruba 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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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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Dominican Wings
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Emirates
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Etihad Airways
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Finnair
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Frontier Airlines
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Hawaiian Airlines
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InterCaribbean Airways
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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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OneJet
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Philippine Airlines
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Porter Airlines
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SAS
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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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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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Virgin Atlantic
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WestJet
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World Atlantic
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Xtra Airways
Credit Cards That Pay Global Entry / TSA PreCheck Fee
TSA PreCheck costs $85 for a 5-year membership, while Global Entry, which also includes TSA PreCheck, costs $100 for a 5-year membership. Several credit cards reimburse the fee every 5 years:
- Chase Sapphire Reserve
- AMEX Platinum
- AMEX Business Platinum
- Citi Prestige
- Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite
- Ritz-Carlton Rewards Credit Card
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