[Gizmodo] Clear Fast Track Airport Security Is No More

HAH! I knew it wouldn’t last long. This system was doomed to fail from the beginning. This little, expensive clear card ($100) was in concept, a frequent flier’s dream come true; it was supposed to let you smoothly bypass the security lines and speed up the security process before approaching your gate.

It would have actually worked if the six week approval process w/background check actually let you bypass the whole security thing entirely, but all you get to do is go to the “head of the line” (like you’re in high school) and then wait in a shorter line to load your carry-on luggage onto the belt, strip your body of all things metallic and walk through the metal detectors sans shoes.

Fail.