TSA precheck expands to Lufthansa passengers headed to Europe

The TSA’s Precheck program has been steadily expanding throughout the US over the last few years, adding new members and airports every day. Now, with a new partnership with Lufthansa, the program is officially making inroads into the EU. TSA Precheck (sometimes called TSA Pre✓) was started in 2011 as a program to expedite airport security for passengers willing to submit to a one-time enhanced screening and small fee. Since inception, the program has swelled to over 3m members, equally propelled by passenger frustration with the status quo and aggressive marketing and expansion by the agency. For the first several years, the program has been focused on passengers flying on US carriers departing from domestic airports, though earlier this year, a host of international carriers including Air Canada and Aeromexico adopted the program for passengers departing from the US. Lufthansa will be the first EU-based carrier to do the same.<br/>