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My experience has been:
I was told by a TSA agent that a passenger(s) with the Trusted Traveler Number (TTN) is chosen randomly & when you have it printed on your boarding pass, you then get to skip taking off the shoes, belt, etc. Just because you have a TTN does not mean you will forever get to leave your shoes & belt on every time you fly! When you receive your Global Re-entry (GOES) card, you automatically receive a TTN. Airlines have nothing to do with whether you have to take your belt & shoes off. That is TSA screening & again it is random! I was told by a C&I guy in Houston that I only need to carry the GOES card if I am walking back into the country, as in from Mexico to the US after a day of shopping or whatever. Your GOES enrollment is automatically linked to your passport so when you re-enter the U.S., you scan it, answer a few questions & it prints out a piece of paper with your mug shot & you wait in a line of about 3 or 4 other people , give it to the C&I guy & you are thru! Again, this has nothing to do with the carrier.