January 25, 2007
San Jose airport finally introduces fast-pass security
SAN JOSE - Fast-pass security lanes finally landed at Mineta San Jose International on Tuesday, making it the first airport on the West Coast to give fliers a quick route through busy security lines.
Now all that South Bay travelers need is their "Clear cards," the government-approved cards that allow them to jump ahead of other passengers at crowded checkpoints -- for a price.
They're still not in the mail, said Steve Brill, chief executive of Verified Identity Pass, the New York-based company that is operating the program in San Jose.
"I'm just guessing, but it's possible they won't get their cards until Thursday or Friday at the earliest," he said, "or early next week."
For security reasons, the company is not mailing cards until fast-pass lanes open at each airport. But Brill gave a demonstration to reporters and passengers at Terminal C, showing how cards read and compare their stored information against a fingerprint scan before approving a passenger.
San Jose has six kiosks installed, two at Terminal A and four at Terminal C. Lanes opened last week at New York's JFK International Terminal 7 and Indianapolis International. Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International will launch on Thursday.
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Now all that South Bay travelers need is their "Clear cards," the government-approved cards that allow them to jump ahead of other passengers at crowded checkpoints -- for a price.
They're still not in the mail, said Steve Brill, chief executive of Verified Identity Pass, the New York-based company that is operating the program in San Jose.
"I'm just guessing, but it's possible they won't get their cards until Thursday or Friday at the earliest," he said, "or early next week."
For security reasons, the company is not mailing cards until fast-pass lanes open at each airport. But Brill gave a demonstration to reporters and passengers at Terminal C, showing how cards read and compare their stored information against a fingerprint scan before approving a passenger.
San Jose has six kiosks installed, two at Terminal A and four at Terminal C. Lanes opened last week at New York's JFK International Terminal 7 and Indianapolis International. Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International will launch on Thursday.
Read full article here
