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Dulles, Reagan and Oakland go Clear

Wednesday, January 23, 2008 in News

Verified Identity Pass Inc., New York, will provide registered traveler services to Oakland International Airport, Dulles International and Reagan National Airports. Verified Identity Pass, operator of Clear the card, is approved by the Transportation Security Administration to provide registered traveler services.

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners approved an ordinance selecting Clear to provide express passenger security lane services at the airport. The ordinance enables the airport to move forward with allocating space to Clear at the passenger screening checkpoints in Terminals 1 and 2 so that it can open registered traveler enrollment stations next month and express lanes soon after.

Enrollment is already available in the Washington area. Clear enrollment stations are already operating at the American Express Travel Office at 15th and K Streets and in the Congressional Federal Credit Union in the Longworth House Office Building. Additional stations will be installed by early February at the airports and at area hotels. All airlines operating from the Washington-area airports, and their passengers, will be able to use Clear’s fast pass lanes within weeks. Verified Identity Pass already has signed up more than 2,000 DC-area residents at flyclear.com.

Applicants start their enrollment via Clear’s Web site. The process is completed at the airports enrollment station where their photograph, fingerprints and iris images are captured, and two pieces of approved government-issued identification, such as a driver’s license and passport, are verified. An annual cost of $100, plus a $28 TSA pre-screening fee, is charged once the federal government approves an applicant. [end] 

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