Registered Traveler Pilot Program Posted Jul 16, 2004 ©MurthyDotCom The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) initiated a Registered Traveler Pilot Program on July 7, 2004. This program is currently limited to travelers using the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport and traveling on Northwest Airlines. The participants are members of the Northwest Airlines platinum elite frequent flier program. They were invited to participate on a voluntary basis. The volunteers provided personal information and biometric identifiers. They were then screened by TSA for security matters. These individuals will be relieved from some aspects of the regular screening process. ©MurthyDotCom The program participants are subjected to primary screening along with their carry-on luggage. They use a designated lane and must provide biometric data (iris scan or fingerprint) to verify their identities when traveling. They are able to eliminate most of the secondary screening. ©MurthyDotCom The program is expected to expand over the course of the summer. The four other airports scheduled for the pilot program are: Los Angeles International (United Airlines), George Bush Intercontinental in Houston (Continental Airlines), Boston Logan International (American Airlines), and Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC (American Airlines). The airports were selected based upon their facilities, numbers of frequent travelers, and interest in the program. ©MurthyDotCom The program will be reviewed after the pilot period to determine whether it should be continued and expanded further. The suggestion to reserve the government's resources for those who may indeed pose a threat or risk to our security, by creating a database of those traveling frequently and who pose no security threat, was presented soon after 9/11. Hopefully, this pilot project will lead to full implementation of a similar, successful program in the long run. © The Law Office of Sheela Murthy, P.C.
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