If you're fed up with long lines, full-body scanners, and the occasional cavity search, the TSA will give you a pass for $85 and a background check.
Up until now, the Transportation Safety Administration only offered its PreCheck expedited screening to frequent fliers of specific airlines, Global Entry members, and a few other pre-screening services. That allows "trusted travelers" at participating airports to skip the line, keep their shoes, belts and jackets on, and leave liquids and laptops in their bags.
Beginning this fall, everyone can get in on the TSA PreCheck bandwagon by filling out an online application, providing a verified form of I.D., getting fingerprinted at one of the TSA's satellite centers, and cutting the federal agency a check for $85. After two to three weeks, you'll get a "Known Traveler Number" that you'll input whenever you book a flight, and it's good for five years.
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