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Information on changes for June 2006 for Travelling

A program that speeds pre-screened travelers through security will begin June 20, launching what airports hope will be a new type of checkpoint passenger screening. Transportation Security Administration announced the start date at a congressional hearing. The Registered Traveler program will allow people who have passed a thorough background check to go through checkpoints quicker. Travellers who sign up must pay a fee, go through a records check for criminal warrants, and provide a fingerprint and eye scan. They'll be checked against databases of known terrorists. Registered Travelers will need to give their home phone number and recent addresses. The digital images of their fingerprints and irises will be stored in their Registered Traveler card to verify their identity. Each airport will be required to use identical technology so Registered Travelers can enter the reserved lines wherever available. Registered Travelers will still have to clear metal detectors and run their carry-on bags through X-ray machines. They'll avoid further searches unless they set off a checkpoint alarm or are selected for a random search..

More shortcuts will be announced by Jan. 20. They are considering not requiring Registered Travelers to take off shoes and coats, and excusing them from removing laptops from carrying cases.

Once in the program, travelers are entitled to use shorter lines at participating airports. More than 50 airports including most major airports in the USA are interested in using Registered Traveler.

Airports and airlines have been searching for a program that would ease security lines for travelers ever since the 9/11 attacks led to increased security.

This program may not be welcomed by everyone due to the fact travelers will be surrendering most private and personal information to a government database. Privacy advocate Marc Rotenberg fears people will have no recourse if they fail a background check and may be blacklisted elsewhere. He feels that employers might be very interested to know someone they're thinking of hiring didn't clear this screening.

Enrollees will pay for the background check and biometric card. The TSA has estimated background checks would cost $30 to $50. Airports will decide how much they'll charge. In Orlando International Airport's test program, Registered Travelers pay $80 a year