Any Clear Air members here?

Sick of security lines, I just signed up and got my paperwork that I'll take to the airport this week. Seeing if there are any Clear members here and what problems you may have with the process, etc.

 

Their line takes you to the front of the line (And you go through the same inspection as everyone else, but you do not have a wait to get there). If there are 500 people in the main line, you bypass ALL of them. $128 for the first year is a bargain. I'll probably fly 25 trips at their participating airports this year. That's $5.12 per trip to go to the head of the line. IF this company gets in all the airports they want to, I'll enjoy short lines until they eventually even out, then the company will either have to raise the prices (Which if they are smart, is in their business plan) or go out of business. It will be VERY interesting to see how it unfolds. I'm going to SJO tomorrow AM to get fingerprinted and an iris scan. That goes off to the TSA in in 4-5 weeks, I'll receive my Clear card.

 

How long did did the TSA take to get your card to you after you mailed it?

 

I have noticed a swing in time that travelers travel. I always book ( at least the departing flights ) during the non-busy times (10AM, 2PM, 8PM, etc.) and the lines are getting worse during these times, thus all the more reason to get Clear. For me, it's paid for in three flights in which the security line in 15 minutes+, as it would be worth a couple of twenties NOT to stand in line.

 

Clear advised via an email this week that my TSA has approved my application and my card is in the mail! Hoooo-hooo! I can't wait! I was at the Denver airport yesterday afternoon and the security lines (both sides) were insane! As for the Clear lane, it was empty! I look forward to use it this month from San Jose to Boise and from San Jose to Madison, WI. I only hope that this company can stay in business! Right now, it's a dream to to to the front of the line! My card will pay for itself the first time I use it!!!!

 

I got a Pitney postage meter to avaid the lines at the post office. One down. DMV lets you make appointments...Two down. As for airport security, it's only going to get worse. IMO, I want the government to stay away from Clear. Paying $100 a year for this service is a slam dunk. It will be VERY interesting when (and if) enough people join Clear to the point that the security lines will be even. At that time, nobody will have a reason to join clear. They will go out of business and after a year (When all the yearly memberships have expired), they can rise again from the ashes and start the cycle all over again.....Probably by a new company that would buy all of their equipment for five cents on the dollar!

 

Have you ever checked your luggage and said " The hell with showing up on time at the gate, they have to wait for us "? Sounds like you have, without regard to other travelers. Have you ever been on a plane where the flight attendant told everyone that the plane has to wait for a couple passengers?..........And the look everyone gives you when you finally walk on the plane! I have been on flights in which baggage was checked and the passengers had not shown up and the baggage was being TAKEN OFF the flight! I have been on a couple of those...Maybe the airlines are hip to your game!

Though you may be correct (not in whole), I do not agree with our attitude. Sure.....Nobody says that you have to me the 'model passenger', but to 'play the game' and make 200 people late for their destination and possibly a few missing a connecting flight steps over the line in my book. Sorry, but my knee-jerk reaction says you are possibly being a bit selfish. Would you like to be on a plane that can't shut it's door because they are waiting for somebody like yourself? I think not!

VERY MUCH looking forward to your reply I can not think of a defense that most people would agree with.

 

Sometimes you do posts that you REALLY want to see a reply on! This one is in my top three on FChat!

 

Let's say four of your six flights have long security lines. That's only $25 you pay not to stand in it. For the times it's favorable to travel, I seem to always hit a log line. OK, let's say that high fuel costs cut air travel by 30%.........The line at Denver the other day would have been 40 minutes! Seems the TSA people are getting slower. Coupled with the moron's in line that are not prepared with their tickets and ID and the fact that you almost have to strip naked, lines will be slow, even in a downturn in air travel!

 

After an address SNAFU, I got the card this afternoon. Whooo-hoooo! Can't wait to use it at the San Jose airport next week!
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So if you are a cute female in Venezuela, that gets you through the line faster? Are there lines for ugly women too?

 

I used the card for the first time yesterday at the San Jose airport. This was sweet! The security line was about 45 minutes. I walked up the the Clear kiosk and was greeted ASAP by a very polite Clear employee. She looked at my passport and Clear card, I did the thumbprint verification, she got a plastic bin and put all my stuff in it and walked me to the front of the XRay belt. Bango! I was done with the security check in about three minutes, shoes on and walking to my gate!