Press Release

 

February 28, 2007
Clear® and Air France Open Enrollment Station at JFK Terminal 1

 

NEW YORK – Clear®, the only service provider operating a registered traveler program at U.S. airports, and Air France announced today that a Clear enrollment station has been opened at JFK Terminal 1 to begin accepting "in person" enrollments.

 

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 Clear at New York JFK International Airport Terminal 1, 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 and submit two pieces of approved government-issued identification, is available at the enrollment stations at the airports listed above, in addition to one at Newark's Terminal B. Clear will open an enrollment station at JFK Terminal 4 shortly. Clear lanes will be up and running at JFK Terminals 1 and 4, as well as Newark's Terminal B, in March.

 

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

 

"Through our partnership with Air France, the opening of a Clear enrollment station at JFK Terminal One will allow nearly two million passengers departing annually from there to enroll and enjoy the benefits of the Clear program at this terminal and around the US at other Clear airports," said Clear Chief Operating Officer Courtney Nichols.

 

About Clear®
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 37,000 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 One and Four and Newark's Terminal B. 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, 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

 

About Air France
Recipient of Aviation Week & Space Technology's "2006 Commercial Air Transport Laureate," the Air France KLM group operate 2,370 daily flights out of Paris and Amsterdam to 247 destinations in 104 countries. In the U.S., Air France currently flies from 13 U.S. gateways seasonally and provides service from 125 U.S. cities through code-share agreements with SkyTeam partners Delta, Continental and NWA. For more information or to purchase tickets, log onto www.airfrance.com/us, contact your travel professional or call 1-800-237-2747.

CONTACT: Kristen Loughman, AIR FRANCE US, 212-830-4356