TSA PreCheck members can now clear security at select airports without flying, thanks to a new centralized program called Gateside, live at 13 US airports.
The real use for this is lounge access from international arrivals.
@ yoloswag420 -- That's a great point, thanks! I just updated the post to reflect that.
Ugh, just when I thought the trope of making a big romantic gesture at the departure gate à la Love Actually was a thing of the past.
What’s more romantic than scheduling your big gesture at least one but no more than three days in advance?
Now, if only lounges would allow their members entry without a flight, I'd never pay for 'meals,' again. (What's for dinner? Oh, you know, La Guardia's Chase Sapphire, yet again...)
The idea of going to an airport without a flight, absolutely no appeal.
Yay! More folks in the terminal! YAY!
If too many non-flying people , this will clog up everything with mischief-makers and charity-solicitors , causing numerous crowd-jams .
No O'Hare, no care.
Awesome. More people in DFW...
Yeah I see two real uses for this - lounges after an international arrival (as you pointed out), and VIP greeter services for an international arrival (who in the past, outside of a few very specific vendors, could only meet clients in the arrivals hall after immigration).
I understand people complaining about too many people in the terminal now, but how many people are realistically taking advantage of this... I can't imagine many.