It pays to be TSA.
The Transportation Security Administration collected nearly $ 1 million in unpaid money passengers who were left behind after going through security checkpoints.
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The unclaimed money will be donated to a special fund for aviation security programs.
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The agency added $ 926,030.44 in loose change and paper money from passengers in fiscal year 2019, of which $ 18,899.09 came from foreign currency.
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According to a press release shared with Fox News, the top five airports for forgotten change were John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, which found $ 98,110; San Francisco International Airport had $ 52,668.70; Miami International Airport with $ 47,694.03; McCarran International Airport of Nevada had $ 44,401.76; and Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport with $ 40,218.19.
“It is always the goal of TSA to reunite travelers with items they have left behind at checkpoints. If someone returns to the checkpoint within a short time to claim an item they left behind, it will be easily returned, “the TSA wrote.
Passengers can also contact TSAs lost and found offices.
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The unclaimed money will be deposited in a special fund for aviation security programs, according to the agency.
Although the number seems high, it was actually a decrease from the previous fiscal year, which had raised $ 960,105.49.
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