Clear Card Cancelled
Remember my post on the Clear travel program which offered “faster” security lanes to members at select airports for an annual fee? Turns out they’ve gone bankrupt and ceased all operations as of June 22nd. Honestly, I never thought it was a good deal. In all my travels, I think I saw Clear lanes at two airports I went through and the lines never looked faster. Unfortunately, there will be no refunds.
I am curious at what they are going to do with all that personal information such as fingerprints and background check data. I would hate to see this fall into the hands of the TSA; assimilated into their databases.
There are rumors that some other companies are looking at picking up this service, though the new business travelers lane may make this service irrelevant.
Comment by matt — June 25, 2009 @ 10:39 am
You’re not the only one wondering about the data Matt. Clear says it will be protected…whatever that means.
I’ve noticed many airports now have lanes marked for frequent travelers for speed and families if you are a bit slower. I think you are talking about the same thing.
I haven’t waited in a long line in a while though so I don’t know if any of it is relevant. People seem to know the drill at this point.
Comment by alena — June 25, 2009 @ 8:38 pm