Codeshare and TSA Pre
I have a Known Traveler Number through Global Entry, and normally get TSA Pre on my boarding passes for US airports.
British Airways is the only airline flying non-stop between my home airport, San Diego, and London. In the past, I've booked directly with them. BA does not participate in TSA Precheck.
The flight is codeshare with several airlines, including AA, which does participate in TSA Precheck. Could I get TSA Precheck by booking through AA using their codeshare flight number?
Best Answer
When in the airport, which counter are you going to check in at and get your ticket from - BA or AA? If BA, then you are not getting TSA Pre. If AA, then you can ask them.
But, in reality it's much simpler - when you go thru TSA, just show them your Global Entry card and they will stamp your ticket with red EXPEDITED stamp which essentially will give you the TSA Pre privileges. I've done it successfully a few times in similar situations (flying BA out of Boston was one).
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There's a possibility that you'd get TSA Pre benefits if you booked the ticket with a codeshare partner that uses TSA Pre and checked in via them. This has other complications, like seat reservation issues (although some airlines will let you reserve seats on codeshare flights now).
If you bought the ticket directly from British Airways, you don't have a PNR code from American to use their check-in system, so that won't work.
Personally, I've run into enough issues with codeshare bookings that I would just book with BA directly and show up at Lindbergh Airport a few minutes earlier than you'd prefer, to deal with the extra time to clear security.
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