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TSA Check: Fewer Than 1 Percent Of PreCheck Applicants Get Rejected - Forbes
TSA PreCheck may be the least exclusive club that’s actually worth joining. More than 99 percent of travelers who apply are admitted into the expedited airport screening program, according to TSA spokesperson Jenny Burke.
Last year, 1.8 million travelers applied for PreCheck – a 12 percent jump up from 1.6 million in 2017. At a "less than 1 percent" rejection rate, that means fewer than 18,000 travelers were denied admission into the program in 2018.
Most travelers sign up for PreCheck to reduce wait times and hassles at airport security checkpoints. While the traveling masses are required to take off their shoes and belts and remove liquids and laptops from carry-on bags, those with PreCheck can sail through a much shorter line with shoes on and laptops packed.
TSA PreCheck may be the least exclusive club that’s actually worth joining. More than 99 percent of travelers who apply are admitted into the expedited airport screening program, according to TSA spokesperson Jenny Burke.
Last year, 1.8 million travelers applied for PreCheck – a 12 percent jump up from 1.6 million in 2017. At a "less than 1 percent" rejection rate, that means fewer than 18,000 travelers were denied admission into the program in 2018.
Most travelers sign up for PreCheck to reduce wait times and hassles at airport security checkpoints. While the traveling masses are required to take off their shoes and belts and remove liquids and laptops from carry-on bags, those with PreCheck can sail through a much shorter line with shoes on and laptops packed.