Press Release

 

January 23, 2007
Clear® Launches Registered Traveler Lanes at Mineta San José International Airport, Continuing National Roll-Out of Registered Traveler Program.

 

SAN JOSE - Clear® Registered Traveler announced today the opening of the Clear lanes at San José International Airport. The launch in San José continues the rollout of the US registered traveler program, which began last week at Indianapolis International Airport and JFK International Airport's Terminal 7.

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

 

According to San José Airport Director, William Sherry, "The program is consistent with our aim to offer cutting edge innovations whenever we can. It offers our passengers a quick, secure way through the airport security process by providing a common sense, high-tech solution - something they can appreciate. Frequent travelers from across Silicon Valley and the Bay Area will benefit from better customer service as a result of Clear."

 

Clear founder and CEO Steven Brill said, "We are thrilled to work with San José International, an airport devoted to providing the best possible service to its customers. Now, San José passengers - both Clear members and non-members - will 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."

 

Clear's new verification kiosk, with state-of-the-art shoe scanner technology, has been installed at the Clear lanes at San José Airport and all other Clear locations. The TSA-approved kiosk is in use today at the Clear lane in Orlando - where members can, in most instances, leave their shoes on as they pass through the security checkpoint. The shoe scanning technology will rollout at San José Airport as soon as protocols are in place there. The Clear network, which now includes JFK Terminal 7, Orlando and Indianapolis International Airports, will expand with a launch later this week at the Cincinnati International Airport. 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.

 

"The requirement to remove shoes at the airport is the top complaint of frequent travelers and GE's SRT Kiosk is the first technology breakthrough, which eliminates the need for travelers to remove their shoes," said Dennis Cooke, president, GE Security's Homeland Protection business. "In fact, many members of the Clear program who fly out of Orlando are currently passing through the checkpoint with their shoes on. We are hopeful that San Jose and other airports will be afforded a similar benefit in the coming weeks and 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, which now includes JFK Terminal 7, Orlando, Indianapolis and San José International Airports, will expand with a launch later this week at the Cincinnati International Airport. 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.