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Singapore Airlines first Asian carrier to U.S. pre-check program
May 26th 2017
Singapore Airlines (SIA) and the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) are offering customers travelling from U.S. airports expedited security screening procedures under the TSA Pre-check programme. Read More » SIA is the first Asian airline to be participating in the programme.
TSA Pre-check provides a separate lane for security screening during departure to known low-risk travellers. Travellers with this clearance do not have to remove jackets, belts, laptops, liquids and shoes.
Enrolment in the programme is open to U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents. However, non-U.S. citizens may also enjoy the benefits of the programme through various Customs Border Protection (CBP) traveller programmes, such as Global Entry, NEXUS and SENTRI. Singapore citizens are eligible to apply for the Global Entry Programme, as are citizens from Colombia, Germany, the Netherlands, Panama, South Korea, the UK and Mexican nationals.
As a partner airline under the TSA Pre-check programme, SIA will offer customers travelling to and from the U.S. the option of self-printed or mobile boarding passes. The airline flies a daily Singapore-San Francisco nonstop service with the A350. It plans to serve Los Angeles and New York nonstop when it receives the ultra-long-range variant, the A350ULR, in 2018. Etihad Airways already offers TSA Pre-check on its U.S. routes.
