Inflation has airline ticket prices skyrocketing, but the TSA just slashed the price of its PreCheck program, which lets flyers cut the airport security line
TSA is cutting the price of PreCheck to $78. The service lets members skip long airport security lines for 5 years.
The move is a rare example of a price cut in 2022.
Not everyone qualifies — TSA first must do a "security threat assessment" on all PreCheck applicants.
Americans have seen the price of everything from groceries to gas rise this year, but one travel perk is getting a rare price cut.
The Transportation Security Administration announced it's slashing its enrollment fee for its PreCheck program to $78 from $85. The service allows qualifying travelers to skip busy security screening lines at the airport for the next 5 years.
It's a rare example of a price cut in 2022, as inflation pushes the prices of many goods and services higher, with air travel as no exception.
The price of taking a flight has shot up by 25% this year, the largest bounce since the government started tracking airline ticket prices in 1989, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The markdown for PreCheck comes at a time when demand for flying is booming. The number of people traveling in US airports finally surpassed pre-pandemic levels for the first time in late October, and experts expect this year's holiday travel season will be a busy one.
"For individuals and families with plans to fly this holiday season, now is the time to enroll or renew in TSA PreCheck," TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a statement announcing PreCheck's price cut.
Not everyone qualifies to cut security lines, though. TSA first must do a "security threat assessment" on PreCheck applicants, which includes a biometric screening to ensure it's not too risky to allow travelers to pass through a quicker security screening process at the airport.
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