Transiting at LAX from VA to DL.....A Tip

[cssaus]

When checking in for a VA flight to LAX with an onwards connection with DL on the same ticket, VA check-in staff will usually provide the BP for the DL flight at LAX.

However, in order to board the DL flight you need to get a BP printed by DL at LAX. The VA issued BP doesn't indicate your status and more importantly if you've got lucky and been granted TSA PRE-CHECK.

The tip is to get your DL issued BP at one of the check-in counters in the terminal BEFORE attempting to go thru security screening. That way you'll know if you've been fortunate enough to be granted TSA PRE-CHECK

I found out the hard way this morning lining up for 45 minutes to get thru security at T2 only to find out that when I eventually got to the lounge and had my BP reprinted it showed I had been given TSA PRE-CHECK......I could have saved myself a whole lot of time.

I'll know for next time what to do.

 

[CPMaverick]

The Delta app is excellent, and you can get a mobile BP on it. I'm not 100% sure if you can do that without a Skymiles account, but it seems likely you can. The mobile BP will show the PreCheck, if applicable.

 

[CJEMNMAC]

When checking in for a VA flight to LAX with an onwards connection with DL on the same ticket, VA check-in staff will usually provide the BP for the DL flight at LAX.

However, in order to board the DL flight you need to get a BP printed by DL at LAX. The VA issued BP doesn't indicate your status and more importantly if you've got lucky and been granted TSA PRE-CHECK.

The tip is to get your DL issued BP at one of the check-in counters in the terminal BEFORE attempting to go thru security screening. That way you'll know if you've been fortunate enough to be granted TSA PRE-CHECK

I found out the hard way this morning lining up for 45 minutes to get thru security at T2 only to find out that when I eventually got to the lounge and had my BP reprinted it showed I had been given TSA PRE-CHECK......I could have saved myself a whole lot of time.

I'll know for next time what to do.

You can also reprint at one of those DL kiosk machines if you don't want to wait in line

 

[CJEMNMAC]

The Delta app is excellent, and you can get a mobile BP on it. I'm not 100% sure if you can do that without a Skymiles account, but it seems likely you can. The mobile BP will show the PreCheck, if applicable.

You can definitely have mobile BP in the DL app without Skymiles.. Use it all the time

 

[cssaus]

You can also reprint at one of those DL kiosk machines if you don't want to wait in line

After my OP I thought that using a DL kiosk might be a better option to lining up to see a check-in agent to get a BP reprinted.

I'll certainly know what to do next time I'm passing through LAX.

 

[serfty]

... I'm not 100% sure if you can do that without a Skymiles account, but it seems likely you can. The mobile BP will show the PreCheck, if applicable.

yes .. Your device remembers the PNR's ... If you use a different device then you need to renter them.

 

[Denali]

I found precheck hit and miss on both of our BPs on our last US trip. One sector we both had it, another sector only he had it, another sector only I had it. Weird.