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California could ban Clear, which lets travelers skip TSA lines
A "concierge service" that lets paying members bypass airport security lines is unfair to other travelers, California lawmaker says.
The Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA) also supports the bill, as does the union representing Transportation Security Officers in Oakland, Sacramento, and San Jose. "Clear is nothing more than the luxury resale of upcharge of space in the airport security queue, where those who pay can skip the line at the direct expense of every other traveler," he said in a letter to Cortese. James Smith of booking site Travel Lingual said the bill at the very least "prompts a necessary dialogue" on how to best balance convenience and equity when it comes to navigating airport security.
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