The airlines are also considering ways to create a kind of frequent-flier security pass for those willing to submit to a more intense identification check.
Precheck may prove in time that there are incremental lower costs in processing frequent fliers through security, but this still does not justify why taxpayers should be subsidizing the costs of sending first and business class passengers swiftly through the array of scanners and sniffers.
It was unclear who removed the fliers, but they appeared targeted: Other posters attached to nearby poles were untouched; pointed at Ms. Mennella's remaining fliers was a security camera from a nearby school, Ms. Mennella said.
Fronstin pointed out that the airline industry charges fliers a 9/11 security fee.
The government will delay a program that lets frequent fliers breeze through airport security if they pass a background check and pay a fee.
The effort comes as the agency is trying to increase participation in its trusted traveler program, called PreCheck, that allows frequent fliers to pass through security more quickly after submitting their fingerprints and undergoing a criminal-background check.
The Registered Traveler program, which promises to help frequent fliers pass through airport security faster if they pay an annual membership fee and undergo a background check, has been pulled aside for a secondary inspection before its scheduled introduction next month.
The TSA also no longer allows regular fliers to use expedited security lines — known as TSA PreCheck — when standard lines get long.
