Data from the Transportation Security Administration shows that the Registered Traveler program is proving to be less popular than expected in its first year, USA Today reported this weekend.
With 13 airports running the program, 65,000 individuals are enrolled — roughly half of the 126,000 initially projected by Verified Identity Pass, the firm hired by 11 airports to run the program.
But those figures don't seem to have derailed other airport's interest — Denver, Dulles and Washington Reagan will be rolling out Registered Traveler this year, while Atlanta is currently reviewing bids from management companies.
I know I've said this before, but I will say it again. Bring the program to the Portland International Jetport (we have 12 gates and the security line gets REALLY long. Check out the nifty graph below of PWM's security line wait times over the past few months.) and I'll be the first to sign up.
