TSA Clears Reg. Traveler To Launch At Four Airports

Four airports committed to launch the Clear Registered Traveler program gained Transportation Security Administration approval and will begin operating programs this week, Verified Identity Pass said. Airports in Cincinnati, Indianapolis, New York-JFK and San Jose now are poised to roll out the program.

The program promises to speed travelers who satisfy a background check through security checkpoints and costs $99.95 annually.

In a statement issued today for the launch of the British Airways-sponsored program at New York-JFK's Terminal 7, Verified Identity Pass founder and CEO Steven Brill said, "Agreements with several other airports and airlines are expected to be announced during the first quarter of 2007. Additional agreements and launches will be announced shortly and will accelerate through the year."