Has anyone else had problems with their TWIC card for Precheck?
The number on the TWIC card has fewer digits than on a regular Pre-Check card (Inept government buffoons).
Some travel agency and airline software won’t accept the TWIC card number because it doesn’t have enough digits.
Sometimes it will be accepted if a 0 is added at the beginning or end of the Twic card number to give it the right number of digits. Other times, it just won’t work at all.
No. All my airline frequent flyer accounts took it with no issues and when I’ve had to give it to an agent at the check in counter there’s also never been an issue.
This is only a problem for me if someone else is booking your flight. Give the number on your TWIC to whoever is booking your flight and tell them to enter it as a KTN when they book the flight. Otherwise this problem will come up.
Easy fix is to call the airline if it’s already done.
I’ve had counter agents say “it’s too short to be a KTN” and once they entered it anyway at my request it goes through with no problem. Just have to be a little stubborn and tell them to just try it if they give you any grief.
I cannot book online with Delta because the number is too short. I have time to go to the counter, I can get it fixed, but that is a pain in the rectum.
I couldn’t use it last year at the ticket counter because the agent refused to enter the number. She had never heard of it and just plain refused! Since then, I have used it without problem.
Haven’t ever had a problem with it, been using KTN from TWIC since they approved it. Probably done a dozen or two flights.
Trying to use a TWIC at the security checkpoint? That’s a different story. It’s always hilarious to show them that it’s issued by DHS/TSA when they state they don’t know what it is though.