United Airlines Launches TSA PreCheck Touchless ID In Delta Air Lines Stronghold

United Airlines has rolled out Touchless ID at Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC), a fortress hub for Delta Air Lines, for travelers enrolled in the TSA PreCheck program.

United Airlines Expands Touchless ID To Salt Lake City

I’ve raved about TSA Touchless ID at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and argued that it may well put CLEAR out of business (and at the very least, render it unnecessary). It’s also free for PreCheck members! Walking through the security checkpoint without having to even do an iris scan or fingerprint makes the security screening process even easier. Already, TSA PreCheck makes it far more “humane” by not requiring that shoes be removed or electronic devices be taken out of bags.

United first rolled out TSA PreCheck Touchless ID at Chicago O’Hare (ORD) in December 2023. SLC becomes the sixth United airport to roll out the technology. Since launching the first five locations, 1.6M United customers have opted-in to use this technology, and more than 80% have used it at the security checkpoint. Those airports include:

Atlanta (ATL)
Chicago (ORD)
Los Angeles (LAX)
New York (LGA)
Newark (EWR)
Salt Lake City (SLC) – effective today

To use this feature, customers simply opt-in to this service in the United app when they check-in for their flight. Eligible travelers can zip through the line by heading to the dedicated Touchless ID line and taking a quick photo instead of showing their boarding pass and ID. That’s it…but yes, you consent to the government storing more of your personal information (I figure there are no secrets at this point, so why not…).

Delta also uses touchless ID in a program it calls Delta Digital ID. Four days ago, it also rolled out this feature in SLC, where Delta operates one of its fortress hubs. Delta controls nearly 70% of traffic at SLC.

I am very happy to see this technology expand: it truly is a game-changer in terms of making security screenings easy.

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