Overview
- On Thursday, airports and media reported that TSA quietly limited Gateside by TSA PreCheck back to the original 13 pilot sites after an application menu briefly listed hundreds more locations.
- Gateside allowed vetted PreCheck members to request one- to three-day passes through Login.gov using their Known Traveler Number to enter PreCheck checkpoints when they were not flying.
- Some travelers who got online approvals were turned away at checkpoints and airports such as Norfolk and Dallas–Fort Worth found their names removed from the application portal.
- TSA has not responded to media requests about the rollback, prompting public and industry questions that center on possible gaps in airport training, checkpoint procedures, or internal coordination.
- The suspension reduces a convenience for people who meet or escort flyers, creates frontline confusion that can slow screening, and leaves airports and travelers waiting for TSA to clarify whether and when the expansion will resume.