CLEAR is offering $50/year memberships for college/university students [rate is good for 4 years]. Memberships are usually $179 per year.
https://www.clearme.com/studentenroll
If you are not a student, you can still get a discounted rate as a Delta SkyMiles member (free to sign up) at $109-$119/year (and free for Delta's Diamond Medallion level). After the account is set up, you can add your spouse for only $60 per year [kids under 18 are free; up to two additional adult children are $60 year]. [
https://www.clearme.com/partner/delta] [clearme.com]
If you hold an American Express Platinum card, this deal is truly slick. You can purchase a discounted CLEAR membership for $119 through the Delta link. Once the account is established, add your spouse for $60, and Amex will credit you the entire $179. The result is a FREE MEMBERSHIP FOR YOU AND YOUR SPOUSE!!
https://global.americanexpress.co...t/platinum
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>Through our secure ID platform, CLEAR is changing how people live and work, creating a more secure, connected world. We transform your eyes and face into a touchless ID, allowing you to quickly and securely confirm your identity - unlocking frictionless experiences across the physical and digital world.
There are only about 50 locations, mostly in larger cities around the US.
If you fly a lot, if your preferred airport has Clear station(s), AND if your airport is busy but your Clear-member community is small (or you can get it for free via the Amex Plat deal), then it's worth it to bypass the ID portion of the TSA lines.
The program is simply matching your eye and identity with your boarding pass so you don't have to present your ID to a TSA officer. From there, you're still assigned access to either the regular security lanes or TSA PreCheck (if you have that program).
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There are only about 50 locations, mostly in larger cities around the US.
After you're enrolled, you go to a kiosk for biometric ID verification, then a staffer (actual person) escorts you to the head of the regular or TSA Pre line. That's as much as Clear does.
Also, Clear is not in many airports. The large hubs, yes, but not much after that. Their stat that they have "50+ locations [clearme.com]" includes places like stadiums that also use their tech, "50+" is not just airports (my count is 13 of their 50+ are stadiums). Lastly, even the large hubs it won't exist in every terminal.
IMHO now that Precheck is normal (they stopped giving Precheck to people that had no idea what they were doing), the lines are not bad at all. I'm not saying Clear has no value, but just realize what you're paying for.
Also you don't need to travel with ID if you have clear, which is nice.
If it wasn't free I would never be able to justify the cost since Pre-Tsa is quick enough and available everywhere.
Keep in mind that Clear isn't at all airports and if it is it's not always at the terminal you are checking in at.
It won't give you back $179 if you only spent $50 for the membership.
So it makes sense to maximize the reimbursement by adding family members or friends