US: TSA Precheck adds Norwegian, Icelandair and Via airlines

Three more airlines have joined the Transportation Security Administration’s expedited screening program called Precheck, the agency announced. The new carriers eligible for the program are European airlines Norwegian Air and Icelandair and small US regional carrier Via Air. With the additions, 56 domestic and international airlines are now part of the Precheck program, which is available at 200 airports. The program rose past 5m participants last July. The PreCheck program costs $85 for five years. Applicants must provide some biographical information, pass a background check and provide fingerprints. If approved, travellers get access to the TSA’s PreCheck lanes in which they can leave laptops and small containers of liquids in their carry-on bags. Travellers in the PreCheck lanes are also not required to remove their shoes and belts as they go through the checkpoint’s metal detector.<br/>