AngiTN
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- Mar 7, 2011
Good info. Thanks.It may depend on the airline but it looks as of you can either call or go online to do it now. I know when I got it I had to call the airline to add it but that was a couple years ago. JetBlue says you can add it via the 'Manage Flights" tab on their site for example.
For Pre-Check the TSA says on it's website:
How do I add my KTN to previous reservations?
Contact your airline by phone or online to add your KTN to any existing reservations or reservations made before you received your KTN. The airline also can confirm that your first/middle/last name are in the correct Secure Flight fields. The KTN will be submitted along with Secure Flight passenger data to TSA. Remember to enter your full name, date of birth and KTN exactly as you provided during enrollment.
Also adding it to an "existing reservation" and adding it to your "account" are really two different things. Once added to to your airline account it should add to all future bookings but it may not pick up on existing reservations, again probably depends on the airline. I don't see why they need you to go through the extra step of adding it to an existing as once you enter it in your account it should be able to be transferred to any existing reservations via the airlines computer system. Though it maybe have taken sometime for the airlines to update their systems to allow that.
It looks as if United at least has it so you can add it to your account as long as it is far enough out now and it will pick up on existing reservations:
Your KTN/PASS ID/DoD ID number must be linked to your MileagePlus number no later than seven days before your next flight.
- If adding a KTN to your MileagePlus profile within seven days of your next flight, then also add the KTN directly to the reservation so TSA knows you are eligible.
mrslur if you added it to you "reservations" and not your "account" you may have done just what AngiTN was talking about.
I think to give myself peace of mind, since I wouldn't like the whole, will or won't it link to my existing reservation question, I'd call and ask the airline to update my existing reservation. Of course you'd add it to your profile with all the airlines so it is there for future reservations, that's a given. But the only way you know it's on your reservation is when you check in and it shows on your boarding pass and honestly, it's a bit too late to find out, Oh, my existing reservation never got my KTN added. Calling will at least remove the doubt, even if adding it to the account may have also gotten it there too. You know calling does. I am not much of a gambler. Never been to Vegas LOL