Press Release

 

March 19, 2007
Clear® and Virgin Atlantic Airways Open Enrollment Station at JFK Terminal 4. Clear Membership Tops 40,000.

 

NEW YORK, NY – Clear® the only service provider operating a registered traveler program at U.S. airports, and Virgin Atlantic Airways announced today that a Clear enrollment station has been opened at JFK Terminal 4 to begin accepting "in person" enrollments. The enrollment station hours of operation are 10am-10pm daily. The Clear lane at Terminal 4 will open next month.

 

The registered traveler program allows business travelers and other frequent fliers to pay an annual fee of $99.95 to provide their background information for pre-screening by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and, if approved, receive a biometric identity card that will allow them expedited access through airport security checkpoints

 

Applicants start the membership enrollment process at www.flyclear.com to use the Clear lane at JFK Terminal 4 (opening next month), as well as JFK Terminal 7, San Jose, Indianapolis, and Cincinnati International Airports - and the Orlando Airport, where Clear began its operations in July 2005.

 

The in-person portion of enrollment, where applicants have their biometric (fingerprint and iris) images captured, is available at the enrollment stations at the airports listed above, in addition to JFK's Terminal 1 and Newark's Terminal B, where Clear lanes will open next month.

 

Clear has opened a convenient midtown enrollment station in Manhattan due to demand by area companies to enroll large numbers of travelers near their offices. The midtown Manhattan location is open daily in the lobby of the Hyatt New York at Grand Central Terminal next to the concierge desk. Clear will also bring mobile enrollment units directly to corporate offices where over 250 travelers are enrolling.

 

Allison Beer, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development said, "We are delighted to add JFK Terminal 4, in partnership with Virgin Atlantic, to the growing list of Clear locations. Now nearly three million passengers departing annually from there can enroll and enjoy access to fast lanes as they travel through the security checkpoint at Terminal 4. New York continues to lead the way in the number of registered traveler locations available to fliers."

 

About Clear® Registered Traveler
Verified Identity Pass's Clear Registered Traveler is the only registered traveler program operating at U.S. airports. Clear has been operational since July 19, 2005, at Orlando International Airport and has over 40,000 members. Last month, Clear launched lanes at JFK's British Airways Terminal 7 and San José, Indianapolis and Cincinnati International Airports. Next month, Clear will begin operating programs at JFK's Terminal 1 and 4 and Newark's Terminal B. In addition, Clear has been selected by Albany International Airport for a program there, and the company also has an agreement with Toronto Pearson International Airport to operate a Canadian program, working with Canadian authorities. Clear's verification kiosk with shoe scanning technology, co-developed with Verified Identity Pass's partner GE, will allow members, in most instances, to keep their shoes on as they pass through the Clear lanes at the security checkpoint. For more information: www.flyclear.com.