Current Events > Using clear at the airport feels kinda dirty tbh >_>

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Especially when the agent just cuts past a line of like 200 people to get you to the front.

You fly first class fam?

Almost always yeah. I hate flying so I normally fly first class to cope.

Never heard of clear. Is this some kind of drug?

I thought you were referring to the clear bags they give you.

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I flew first class once as a kid in like 1998

it was awesome

Dakimakura posted...

Never heard of clear. Is this some kind of drug?

It's an obnoxious service where people pay to cut in line at security

I fly first class if Im doing a long flight. If its only a couple of hours, I dont see the point.

MC_BatCommander posted...

It's an obnoxious service where people pay to cut in line at security

Is that where they buy their way through TSA, because TSA is absolutely about proper security and people paying to skip it are just more secure than everyone else?

I don't want to get fingerprinted and eye scanned and whatever.

Dakimakura posted...

Never heard of clear. Is this some kind of drug?

It's a private version of TSA PreCheck.

MC_BatCommander posted...

It's an obnoxious service where people pay to cut in line at security

Ive flown my fair share of flights, and I think the security line has only been bad like twice for me. And OHare in Chicago is my main airport, one of the busiest in the US.

My experiences have always made me wonder if it is even worth paying to skip the lines, since Im usually through the lines in like under 10 minutes.

TSA precheck is normally just another line. Clear just cuts you to the front of the regular line. Honestly in most airports its not a big difference maker but for some airports the lines are consistently pretty long. Almost everytime Ive been to SEA its had really long lines.

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For domestic flights its usually just comfier seats, actual meal service if the flight is long enough. The flight attendants also give you more attention as in you can ask for drinks/snacks whenever you want and theyll check if you want anything more often. Alcohol is also free. International flights normally have a several tiers but the highest level normally includes seats that recline into full on beds and better service.

Also not exclusive to first class but airport lounges are generally pretty nice when traveling often. Theyre honestly cheaper than flying first class but you get the benefits of having somewhere more comfortable to wait for your flight and they generally have a small buffet and free drinks alcoholic and regular. My lounge access is toed to credit cards and I have the United one as theyre my general preference for flying as well as an Amex card for times I dont fly United. A lot of these cards have other benefits like paying for your TSA/clear membership. Granted its not really free as the cards have a yearly subscription fee. I believe the United one is roughly $500 and Amex used to be $500 but they recently changed it. I dont remember how much it is now it was somewhere around $650-$800 a year. Which is expensive but if you make full use of the benefits it does feel worth it to me.

wait, do you pay for clear or not? i always assumed it was a free service, with some catch like giving up your privacy

No its a subscription, $189 a year. But a lot of the higher tier airline/travel credit cards cover the fee