Clear Secure Analyst Says Firm Emerging as Winner From TSA Chaos

Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000US Stocks:A pilot walks past travelers waiting in line at a TSA checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.While record-breaking airport wait times may be frustrating travelers and disrupting vacation plans across the country, the chaos has been a boon for security firm Clear Secure Inc., which has been counting on desperate passengers to boost to its membership numbers, according to analysts at DA Davidson & Co.The partial US government shutdown has resulted in long lines at airport terminals, which has “given Clear an opportunity to hit the ground running by signing up new members,” wrote analyst Wyatt Swanson, who notes that air travel is expected to pick up later this year due to the World Cup.