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The article fails the logical test. It asserts clear does nothing to speed up the normal line. That’s clearly untrue. The people going through clear are not in
by fnordpiglet 3y ago
The article fails the logical test. It asserts clear does nothing to speed up the normal line. That’s clearly untrue. The people going through clear are not in the normal line, and when they join the normal line they get a cursory glance at the boarding pass which takes considerably less of the agents time. Their identify is verified by a separate line, thus removing them from the queue. Everyone benefits from clear existing. The fact it’s a service with a fee attached doesn’t obviate its benefit in reducing line lengths.
- iAMkenough 3y agoYour argument assumes staffing levels for the normal line stay the same when TSA experiences a drop in traffic through the normal line. More likely is they'll see the private staffing for CLEAR lines as an opportunity to further cut costs and the normal line will increase in length as travelers are funneled through fewer open check lanes.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoHonestly at SEA, there’s only ever been one agent staffing identity check at each checkpoint. Dropping staffing would mean zero which fortunately isn’t reasonable.