Getting through airport security can take forever, but four little letters on your boarding pass are a clue youre in for even more screening.
Some passengers on flights within or bound for the U.S. may find SSSS printed on their boarding passes , Business Insider pointed out this week. That stands for Secondary Security Screening Selection, and it entails a 10- to 30-minute additional screening that may involve a thorough search of your bags , a full-body pat down , questioning about your travel plans and additional body scans . Unless something sketchy turns up, youll board as usual after the screening.
Im SSSS on EVERY flight. Special treatment includes @TSA feeling & squeezing you & every single item in the luggage pic.twitter.com/O2K5KPx0Zt
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Special treatment includes @TSA feeling & squeezing you & every single item in the luggage pic.twitter.com/O2K5KPx0Zt
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The Transportation Security Administration s Secure Flight program , which is currently responsible for that SSSS code, has been around since 2010 and stems from laws passed after 9/11 . Travelers report seeing the "SSSS" code on their boarding passes years before that, so it's likely that another government program used the code earlier, according to TSA spokesman Mike England.
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Today, the SSSS code is printed on travelers boarding passes if they appear on an FBI counterterrorism watchlist called the Selectee List , England said. Others are assigned the SSSS code at random.
Secure Flight is a risk-based passenger prescreening program that enhances security by identifying low and high-risk passengers before they arrive at the airport by matching their names against trusted traveler lists and watchlists, England told HuffPost.
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You may be more likely to wind up with the code if you booked your flight last-minute , booked a one-way ticket or are returning from a high-risk country , travel expert Ben Schlappig writes. Experienced flyer The Points Guy noted he seemed to get the SSSS code on every airport visit after taking a trip to Turkey, for reasons unknown.
Again I've been \"randomly\" selected for secondary security screening SSSS printed on JFK boarding pass. Funny, not ONE white person selected pic.twitter.com/3RR2XK7opl
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Funny, not ONE white person selected pic.twitter.com/3RR2XK7opl
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I can assure you they don't stand for Super Special Service Selection. pic.twitter.com/hWPiTnw1SS
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Its normal for travelers to get the SSSS code every once in a while, but if it happens frequently, you may be on a watchlist by mistake, Lifehacker notes. You can contact the governments Traveler Redress Inquiry Program for any issues related to screening delays and request a review, England said.
Meanwhile, cross your fingers and read up on how to breeze through security with ease.
CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this story said the SSSS code came into use in 2010. While that was when the TSAs Secure Flight program began using the code, the TSA says another government program may have been using it before that, as travelers reported seeing it years earlier.
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