Airport security is rarely everyone's cup of tea. While many people may lament their experience in the United States, it's actually pretty great when compared to experiences in many other travel powerhouses. I'm looking at you, England.
why? We in the United States know how to make products worth paying for. For your money, you can enjoy a truly competitive experience without many of the hassles found in other countries. Global Entry is great, TSA PreCheck is very robust, and so is CLEAR.
There is currently a foolish plan to eliminate these paid opportunities. Because charging some people for something they won't pay for is clearly completely wrong for everyone and should be banned. This is because everyone suffers equally when passing through the airport.
California's two state senators are clearly struggling to pay for subscriptions that could really benefit them, but since subscriptions are cheap, everyone is forced to suffer through the same never-ending security lane. I decided that I should.
Proposal to ban CLEAR: What's going on?
The United States successfully commercialized the TSA airport security experience while adding an additional layer of security screening. At the very least, it provided a source of income for U.S. agents and travel officials.
In our dream world, rent is paid to airlines and airports, or fees are used by government agencies to benefit our travel experiences in some way.
On the other side of the aisle, California State Sens. Josh Newman and Janet Nguyen from Orange County say they should be able to use PreCheck even if they pay the VIP Fast Track fee, but somehow CLEAR I agree that it should be banned.
“It becomes a conflict between the haves and the have-nots, with those who can afford it jumping ahead of everyone else. They even cut in front of travelers whose boarding passes have been pre-screened by TSA. I did.”
Janet Nguyen, co-sponsor of this (stupid) bill
They really don't like that someone who isn't cheaper than them or who has shown value to the airline can undercut them. They need to be the most important government official in any room.
Fast Track brings efficiency and profits
By agreeing to pay and get tested, we can keep our laptops in our bags, our shoes on, and isolated from the masses. The public can almost always participate fully if they invest at any time. This is a great deal, I'm happy to pay for it, and it will help me enjoy more time at home before my flight.
As mentioned earlier, airlines and airports make money by allowing companies like CLEAR to operate, which actually helps free up resources for other TSA lanes.
In recent years, a private company, CLEAR, has begun to do just that. CLEAR offers additional opportunities. There, he can essentially pay a fee to skip to the front of the TSA line and have his ID verified using his retina, more securely than the way TSA does with standard ID documents. .
It was a choice, and for many it was worth the money. Pay the CLEAR fee. It's Skip the Line on top of Skip the Line. That is, when it works.
Sadly, my recent experience at the CLEAR airport has been completely hit and miss, and I was able to get excellent screening times just by actually going to TSA PreCheck. CLEAR lanes are often understaffed and full of people who don't know how to operate the machines. Done properly, it will slow things down.
I value choice and additional security
Even though I've had a somewhat hit-and-miss experience with CLEAR, I value the choice of having the opportunity to pay to facilitate and simplify my journey. I make it a point not to take out my wallet to verify my identity.
Maybe it's just me, but I feel like it's better to have my retinas aligned than to believe that all TSA agents are scrutinizing identification cards on their bearers. . The TSA has also made it perfectly clear that they are happy with this.
What's comical about this latest stunt is that it's actually a clear hit with these two state senators.
They prefer other VIP opportunities, but they are clearly not clear. They have no problem with airlines having business class lanes or TSA having PreCheck lanes.
If they really hate CLEAR so much, they should set up a competing organization and engage with the government as a go-to-market strategy, instead of wasting their tax dollars on some stupid proposal to allow freedom of choice in the travel experience. You should try to take advantage of your connections.
