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Fri, Dec 31, 2004

2004 Year In Review: The TSA

The One Organization Aviators Love To Hate

The TSA says passenger screening was effective in 2004 by keeping 6,501,193 prohibited items from going on board aircrafts [sic]. The following is a partial list of prohibited items found during screening in 2004:

  • 1,895,915 Knives
  • 3,285,994 Other Cutting Instruments
  • 294,694 Clubs
  • 20,509 Box Cutters
  • 598 Firearms
  • 693,548 Incendiaries
  • Over 3,000 arrests were made at security checkpoints.

Approximately 650 million passengers traveled by air in 2004. 1.8 million Passengers traveled per day and experienced an average screening peak wait time under 12 minutes and an average wait time of 3 minutes in 2004.

Approximately 600 million checked bags were screened using advanced explosive technologies in 2004.

FMI: www.tsa.gov

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