Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Apparently, with all the belts and shoe removal at airports in the U.S., passengers are leaving behind spare change. A lot of it.
The Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) has revealed flyers left $867,812.39 behind at safety checkpoints last year.
New Yorkers seems to be especially forgetful: New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport $70,615 was left behind at JFK last year.
The agency says any loose change left behind is documented and eventually deposited into a special fund.
In 2005, Congress gave TSA the authority to use that money to provide civil aviation security.
Top Ten “Loose Change” Airports
1. John F. Kennedy International Airport $70,615.00
2. Los Angeles International Airport $44,811.84
3. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport $42,305.26
4. McCarran International Airport $32,671.38
5. LaGuardia Airport $ 27,963.46
6. O’Hare International Airport $ 25,425.75
7. San Francisco International Airport $ 24,711.34
8. IAH George Bush Intercontinental Airport $ 23,723.25
9. Logan International Airport $ 23,691.83
10. Washington Dulles International Airport $ 20,801.25
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