Press Release

 

June 21, 2005
Orlando International Airport and CLEAR™ Open Enrollment For Registered Traveler Program

 

Orlando – Beginning today, travelers flying out of Orlando International Airport (MCO) will be able to sign up to use a “fast lane” at the airport’s security checkpoints under a registered traveler pilot program called “Clear.”

 

Expected to be a model for the nation, Clear will allow approved travelers to have expedited access through security. Members will pay $79.95 annually. Enrollment is a three step process. First, applicants apply online at home on their own computers at www.flyclear.com or at one of the four ClearSpace Enrollment Stations at the airport. To complete the application process, applicants must visit one of the ClearSpace Enrollment Stations at the airport and submit their biometrics (fingerprints and iris images). Applications are then submitted to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for a security threat assessment. If approved, members will receive their Clear card in about two weeks. TSA administers continuous security reviews of all members.

 

“We are pleased to be the first airport in the nation to launch the private sector registered traveler program. This is an example of the cooperation between the Transportation Security Administration, Verified Identity Pass, Inc./Lockheed Martin team, which has been chosen to market and operate the program, and the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority. The “CLEAR” program is in keeping with our goals to use the latest technology to improve customer service while enhancing safety. We expect the success of the program in Orlando to make it a model for other airports across the country,” says C.W. Bill Jennings, Executive Director, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority.

 

Clear, a program operated by Verified Identity Pass, Inc. (Verified ID), which is responsible for all customer service, marketing, and branding, as well as policies in areas such as privacy protection. Lockheed Martin Corporation (a minority partner of Verified ID) is responsible for all of the program’s technologies and systems. Following TSA approval to expand the program beyond Orlando, Verified ID expects to compete to provide Clear at airports across the country, but is also committed to making the Clear card interoperable with the cards and systems used by competitors.

 

Verified ID will not track or keep permanent records of where members travel and personal information provided as part of the screening process will not be shared or sold to any outside parties. Verified Identity Pass has created privacy policies that exceed the industry’s best practices. These policies are available on the company’s website at www.flyclear.com.

 

“We’re proud to be working with Bill Jennings and his dedicated team at GOAA, who have had the vision to take the lead in this and so many other aspects of aviation customer service and security,” said Steven Brill, the founder and CEO of Verified Identity Pass, Inc. “If you could pick the ideal airport to start a 21st century program like this, it would be Orlando International. Today marks the beginning of a common sense innovation that could soon allow tens of thousands of travelers to move quickly and securely through the nation’s airports. That would not have been possible,” Brill added, ‘without the work TSA did last year in incubating this idea with its five pilot projects that allowed 2,000 people in each of five cities to enroll in a test of the technology options and basic concept. We’re equally grateful that since then the TSA Registered Traveler team has worked so tirelessly with GOAA to make today’s program a reality.”

 

For more information, visit www.flyclear.com.

 

Three Steps to “Clear” Enrollment. 

 

Step 1: Log On
Start your application at www.flyclear.com. You can fill in your biographic and payment information online. Completing this step from your home or office will make step two of your application faster and easier. On www.flyclear.com, you will find all the information that you need to know to enroll, including eligibility requirements and the list of acceptable government-issued identification, which you will need to bring with you when you go to the Orlando Airport. 

 

Step 2: Stop By
Stop by one of our four ClearSpace Enrollment Stations at the Orlando Airport. Here, we will capture your iris and fingerprint images and take your photograph. Make sure you bring two pieces of acceptable government-issued identification for identity verification (a complete list is available on www.flyclear.com). You will need about 15 minutes to complete this step of the application.

 

Step 3: Get Cleared
Once you complete Steps 1 and 2, we will send your biographic information to the US Government's Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which will conduct a Security Threat Assessment. TSA will approve or not approve you to be a registered traveler. If you are approved by TSA, we will send you your Clear card in about two weeks. 

 

Orlando International Airport -- Orlando International Airport is Florida’s busiest airport with over 31.1 million passengers in 2004. Orlando was recently recognized by J.D. Power and Associates as the number one airport for customer service in North America and number two in the world behind only Hong Kong.

 

 

About Verified Identity Pass and Clear
Verified Identity Pass, Inc. was founded in 2003 by journalist and entrepreneur Steven Brill. Clear is the first privately run Registered Traveler program operating at a U.S. Airport. Brill's partners in VERIFIED ID include Lockheed Martin and ARINC.

 

Clear has been operational since July 19, 2005 at Orlando International Airport. Open to all travelers at a fee of $79.95 per year, enrollees begin an application online at flyclear.com and then submit biometric data (fingerprint and iris images) at the ClearSpace enrollment stations in the airport. Once approved by TSA, Members use the specially designated ClearLanes upon arrival at the airport's security checkpoints for expedited passage.