Registered Travelers Have It So Easy

Recently, the Transportation Security Administration announced that they would be expanding their Registered Traveler (RT) program. Currently, RT is being run at nineteen airports in a pilot program. Now that the TSA has announced the expansion, any airport who is interested in the program may participate, which will be exciting news for the roughly 135,000 who are already registered with the program. 

The TSA developed the RT program "to provide expedited security screening for passengers who volunteer to undergo a TSA conducted security threat assessment (STA) in order to confirm that they do not pose or are not suspected of posing a threat to transportation or national security." In order to enroll in the program, applicants have to provide biographic and biometric data, as well as pay $100 for the first year; (The TSA has removed their $28 fee) If the applicants are accepted, then they are given high tech cards which will allow them to quickly get through security. 

Some of the benefits of the RT program are: 

• Fast passage through airport security

• Access to a designated security lines
  

• A stress-free airport experience
  

• Discounts for service or concessions