Press Release

 

January 16, 2007
Clear® Registered Traveler Kiosk with TSA-Approved Shoe Scanning Technology Launches at Orlando International Airport. National Registered Traveler Program Begins Roll Out Today.

 

ORLANDO – Clear® Registered Traveler announced today that the Clear lane at Orlando International Airport will now feature shoe scanning technology approved by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). In addition, today is the first day of the national rollout of the US registered traveler program which allows members to use their Clear card at any registered traveler lane across the country.

 

Simultaneous with Orlando, Clear operations began today at British Airways' Terminal 7 at John F. Kennedy International. The JFK program is fully interoperable with the Orlando program.

 

Clear, now with over 35,000 members, began the first privately-run registered traveler pilot program at Orlando International Airport in July 2005. Clear allows business travelers and other frequent fliers to pay a fee ($99.95) to be pre-screened by the TSA and receive a biometric identity card that provides them with expedited passage through airport security checkpoints.

 

Clear founder and CEO Steven Brill said, "We're thrilled to be launching the national registered traveler program at the Orlando Airport, our original location. Travelers will now enjoy the benefits of this visionary program no matter which airport they use, so long as it has chosen to participate in the program. We're also pleased that the program will make all travelers - not just registered travelers - experience a more convenient, but no less secure, process through airport security."

 

Brill added, "Agreements with several other airports and airlines are expected to be announced during the first quarter of 2007. Additional agreements and launches will be announced shortly and will accelerate through the year."

The TSA-approved kiosk in use today at the Clear lane in Orlando allows members, in most instances, to leave their shoes on as they pass through the security checkpoint. The Clear network, which will expand with launches later this week and next week at the Indianapolis, San Jose, and Cincinnati International Airports, is currently in the process of installing the kiosk with shoe scanning technology at those locations. The kiosk, developed with Clear's partner GE Security, detects the presence of explosives and metal in shoes. Those members whose shoes contain no explosives or metal are able to keep shoes on at the checkpoint. Another technology installed in the new kiosk is expected to exempt Clear members from removing their suit coats and other outer garments in the coming months.

 

About Clear® Registered Traveler and Verified Identity Pass, Inc.
Verified Identity Pass's Clear Registered Traveler, with over 35,000 members, is the only privately-run registered traveler program operating at U.S. airports. Clear has been fully operational since July 19, 2005, at Orlando International Airport. The Clear network will expand beyond Orlando and JFK Terminal 7 this month to include Indianapolis, San José, and Cincinnati International Airports. Clear will also launch at JFK Terminal 1 in March. In addition, Clear 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, could allow members in the Clear lanes to keep their shoes on as they pass through the security checkpoint. For more information: www.flyclear.com.