LAX Security to Get Eye Scanners & Fingerprint Readers

Earlier this month, Clear, the "Fly Through Airport Security fast pass, announced its partnership with Delta Airlines. It's one of those Registered Traveler Programs you can sign up for to speed through security lines after doling out $128. By the end of the month, Terminal 5 at LAX will have this system set up.

How does it work? You go to Clear's separate security line, have your ID checked, show your Clear membership card and boarding pass, insert card into a machine, place a finger on a biometric reader and get your eyes scanned. Clear also has technology yet to be used at airports that would scan shoes for explosive residue.

The terrible lines at Orlando Airport against the Clear line to the left. However, "there have been concerns that companies providing priority lanes have not always delivered on their promises." says the LA Times. "Critics also have contended that TSA resources were being diverted to a privileged few and that the lanes might not make much difference at airports where average waits for security checks are not that long." (Photo: Clear)

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