UNITED CUSTOMERS CAN EXPEDITE TRAVEL PROCESS WITH TSA PRECHECK AS
PROGRAM EXPANDS TO SAN FRANCISCO HUB
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/
-- United Airlines announced the launch of the
Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) PreCheck program at
San Francisco International
Airport (SFO) Terminal 3. TSA PreCheck also opened for United
customers this week at Baltimore-Washington International (BWI) and
San Juan - Luis Munoz Marin
International in Puerto Rico
(SJU). TSA PreCheck is a new, risk-based pre-screening initiative
that allows customers to volunteer information about themselves
that may make them eligible to expedite their screening experience.
Eligible United customers are allowed to leave on their shoes,
light outerwear and belts and to keep their laptops and 3-1-1
compliant liquids and gels in their carry-ons when traveling
through the Terminal 3 Premium Checkpoint at SFO, the Main Terminal
Checkpoint D at BWI, and the Main Terminal Checkpoint 4 at SJU.
"We are excited that the TSA is expanding the PreCheck process
to our San Francisco hub," said
Alex Marren, United's senior vice
president of network operations and United Express. "We now have
PreCheck at seven of our United hubs and 15 other airports, and
customers are welcoming the new process."
The TSA manages and operates this program and is working with
United and with U.S. Customs and Border Protection to identify
possible participants. Eligible United MileagePlus members are
being invited to participate in the initial phase. Non-members may
qualify by becoming eligible members of U.S. Customs and Border
Protection's Trusted Traveler programs. For customers who choose to
participate, the TSA will determine eligibility for expedited
screening prior to each flight and will embed this information in
the barcode of eligible customers' boarding passes. TSA agents will
scan the boarding pass and direct eligible customers to the
assigned pre-screening lane. The TSA will always incorporate random
and unpredictable security measures, so no customers are guaranteed
expedited screening.
MileagePlus members participating in this program may be
eligible for expedited security screening at Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago O'Hare,
Cincinnati, Denver, Honolulu, Houston, Indianapolis, Los
Angeles, Minneapolis-St.
Paul, Newark, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Ore., Reagan Washington National,
Seattle, and Washington Dulles, in
addition to Baltimore,
San Francisco and San Juan, Puerto Rico. United customers can
look forward to TSA PreCheck launching at additional airports in
2012.
About United
United Airlines and United Express operate an average of 5,557
flights a day to 378 airports on six continents from the airline's
hubs in Chicago, Cleveland, Denver, Guam,
Houston, Los Angeles, New
York/Newark, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. In 2011, United carried more
traffic than any other airline in the world, and operated more than
two million flights carrying 142 million passengers. United is
upgrading its cabins with more flat-bed seats in first and business
class and more extra-legroom economy-class seating than any other
airline in North America. United
now has 180 airplanes featuring DIRECTV®, offering customers more
live television access than any other airline in the world. United
operates nearly 700 mainline aircraft and has orders for more than
270 new aircraft deliveries through 2022. United took delivery of
the first two of five new Boeing 787 Dreamliners it expects to
receive this year. United was rated the world's most admired
airline on FORTUNE magazine's 2012 airline-industry list of the
World's Most Admired Companies. Readers of Global Traveler magazine
have voted United's MileagePlus program the best frequent flyer
program for eight consecutive years. United is a founding member of
Star Alliance, which provides
service to 193 countries via 27 member airlines. More than 85,000
United employees reside in every U.S. state and in countries around
the world. For more information, visit united.com or follow
United on Twitter and Facebook. The common stock of United's
parent, United Continental Holdings, Inc., is traded on the NYSE
under the symbol UAL.
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