Delta Kills Off Free CLEAR+ For Diamond Elites
- CLEAR+ currently costs:
- $209/year for general members.
- $199/year for United and Delta non-elite members.
- $169/year for United and Delta cardholders and Silver/Gold/Platinum elite members.
- $129/year for United 1K elites.
- $125/year for family members booked through a CLEAR member’s account.
- $125/year for federal, state, and local government employees, as well as active duty military and veterans.
- $0 for United Global Services elites and Delta Diamond/360 elites.
Sadly, free CLEAR+ for Delta Diamond members will soon be coming to an end. For renewals as of 6/1, the rate for Diamond members will be $129/year.
This comes a year after United removed CLEAR+ for 1K members.
Delta 360 members and United Global Services members will continue to get free CLEAR+.
A Delta spokesperson tells DansDeals that, “We regularly review our benefits and partnerships to ensure SkyMiles continues to deliver flexibility, choice and options that fit how and where our Medallion Members travel. SkyMiles Membership gives Members access to a broad set of premium benefits and airport experiences across their travel journey.”
The Platinum Card® from American Express, The Business Platinum Card® from American Express, AMEX Green Card, and Hilton Aspire Card also have a $209 annual credit for CLEAR+.
A CLEAR Plus member can add up to 3 adults for $125 each, which can also be covered by those cards. Kids under 18 can go with their parents for free without a membership or biometrics required.
CLEAR+ allows you to skip to the front of the line. If you have PreCheck you can skip to the front of the PreCheck line and if you don’t have PreCheck you can skip to the front of the regular line.
You don’t need to take out your ID either, your fingerprint or eye act as your ID.
The dependability that skipping the line gives you is simply amazing. It means I can leave my house 55 minutes before a flight and know that I won’t miss my flight out of CLE. When I’m with my family I’ll leave plenty of time and enjoy the airport lounge, but if I’m solo, the less wasted time in the airport is always a win.
Sadly, lines have grown in some airports though. In some airports, the CLEAR line can sometimes stretch longer than the non-CLEAR line, so you do have to peek and see which looks better. But at least for me in Cleveland, I have found it to be a big time saver by reducing the variance between how long the line can get, but it certainly varies by the airport.
Do you enjoy using CLEAR? How have the lines been in your home airport? Will you renew CLEAR?
