World News | Travellers Lost About $900K at Airport Checkpoints Last Year
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Travellers left behind nearly a million dollars at US airport security checkpoints last year, including about $19,000 in foreign currency, a newspaper reported Friday.
Pittsburgh (US), Aug 21 (AP) Travellers left behind nearly a million dollars at US airport security checkpoints last year, including about $19,000 in foreign currency, a newspaper reported Friday.
A Transportation Security Administration report said travellers lost $926,000 at 75 airports in the year that ended in September, The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported. Federal regulators say much of the lost money came from people emptying their pockets for security scans.
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The paper says the largest sums were lost at airports in New York, San Francisco, Miami, Las Vegas and Dallas. At the newspaper's hometown Pittsburgh International Airport, travellers parted with $5,000 .
The Transportation Security Administration suggests putting cash into carry-on bags, and reminds travellers who have lost money that they can contact the TSA's lost-and-found office at the airport. (AP)
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