{"id":22392,"date":"2021-11-28T12:01:45","date_gmt":"2021-11-28T17:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/?p=22392"},"modified":"2023-01-27T18:48:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T23:48:43","slug":"tsa-precheck-air-india-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indianeagle.com\/travelbeats\/tsa-precheck-air-india-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Is TSA Precheck Expedited Screening Available for Air India Flights from US Airports?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Good news for those traveling on Air India flights from the United States!<\/strong> Air India and eight other domestic and international airlines are enabling their passengers to experience efficient and hassle-free screening at more than 200 airports in the USA through the TSA precheck expedited screening program. With Air India having joined TSA Precheck, the number of airlines, domestic and international, participating in the expedited screening program, is now 65.<\/p>\n If you\u2019re an existing user of the TSA Precheck expedited screening program, you are eligible to use TSA Precheck lanes at select security checkpoints for catching Air India flights from USA to India<\/span><\/a> or some other destination.<\/strong> Since Air India has entered into a partnership with the Transportation Security Administration, you being an Air India passenger are eligible to apply for the TSA Precheck expedited screening program in order to ease your way through security checkpoints.<\/p>\n Until 2016, Etihad Airlines<\/span><\/a> was the first non-US airline to offer the TSA Precheck facility to its passengers departing from North America. Later on, Emirates<\/span><\/a>, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Air France, Cathay Pacific, Lufthansa and others joined the program.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Usually, TSA Precheck travelers are not required to go through the stringent security frisking at TSA checkpoints at US airports.<\/strong> Most of the time, they don\u2019t need to remove shoes, belts, light-weight jackets, wrist watches, laptops, 3-1-1 liquids, and other electronic devices from their cabin bags. The expedited screening program has reduced the wait time to less than 5 minutes for about 94% of travelers in TSA Precheck lanes even at major US airports till date in 2019.<\/p>\n Travelers who arrive late at origin airports to catch flights during peak hours of the day or a peak time of the travel season do mostly benefit from the TSA Precheck<\/strong> expedited screening program at such major airports as New York JFK<\/span><\/a>, Atlanta Hartsfield, Chicago O\u2019Hare<\/span><\/a>, Boston Logan, Newark Liberty, Seattle Tacoma, Washington IAD<\/span><\/a>, and DFW Airport.<\/p>\n Family travelers with several carry-on bags and those hurrying to catch last-minute flights from USA to India<\/span><\/a> find it wise to use the TSA Precheck expedited screening program at US airports. Eva Airways, Japan Airlines, TAP Air Portugal and Asiana Airlines, other than Air India have joined the TSA Precheck expedited screening program.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Foreign nationals staying in the US can apply for TSA Precheck screening program. If you are a foreign citizen in the US, you are obligated to meet the USCIS\u2019 specific residency requirements in order to be eligible for the TSA Precheck Application program.<\/p>\nApplying for TSA Precheck: Basic Things to Know<\/strong><\/h3>\n