Ahead of the holidays, the cost for TSA PreCheck is dropping

Ahead of the holidays, the cost for TSA PreCheck is dropping Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Scott Olson/Getty Images The Transportation Security Administration is lowering fees for enrolling into its PreCheck program from $85 to $78. Sponsor Message "For individuals and families with plans to fly this holiday season, now is the time to enroll or renew in TSA PreCheck," TSA Administrator David Pekoske said in a press release announcing the price drop. The government agency also said that 93% of its PreCheck passengers spent less than five minutes at security checkpoints in September. Enrolling into TSA PreCheck, which lasts for five years, involves one in-person appointment before passengers receive an ID number that they can use when booking flights to be allowed into the presumably quicker line at the airport.