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Clear's Registered Traveler Program: $100 A Year Zooms You Thru Airport Security
I suppose both frequent travelers and the chronically impatient will think Clear's $100 annual membership fee is worth every penny. Travelers who join the Clear Registered Traveler program are pre-screened for security and provided with a biometric card that allows them to pass through restricted Clear lanes, aided by dedicated Clear "concierges."
Not all airports are Clear-cleared...yet. Those that are include: Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky; Indianapolis; New York JFK Terminal 7; Orlando; and San José. Soon, Clear lanes will be coming to Newark Terminal B; New York JFK Terminal 1; New York JFK Terminal 4; and Toronto.
Personally, I don't think it's right that a privately-owned company should profit from what is essentially a regressive tax. But maybe that's just me.
[Via Gridskipper]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Enoch Root Feb 23rd 2007 5:55PM
So it's basically a $100 background check for terrorists to find out if they can get on a plane easily.
Curtis Feb 27th 2007 4:48PM
Bruce Schneier already wrote up why this was a bad idea:
http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/01/clear_registere.html
Henry Mar 5th 2007 5:05PM
I was wondering, because I am using this program as topic in my paper for Grad school, does it present the impression that there is a v.i.p lane for the high-rollers and the poor people get the full process? I mean it seems like a great program, but i am skeptical as to what impression it brings to travelers.