Originally Posted by
GMill
This is a great point.
Somebody smart please estimate the number of passages through TSA checkpoints yearly.
Best I could find via Google...
See number 1.5
here.
Originally Posted by OMB
During 2006, TSOs screened over 708 million passengers with an average wait time of 3.79 minutes; screened over 535 million individual pieces of checked luggage; opened 16 percent of checked bags (over 85 million bags) searching for prohibited items; and intercepted over 13 million prohibited items at security checkpoints, which included 1.6 million knives.
Oh, and the 16% number is very thin, as 86MM (over 85MM) is BARELY 16% of 535MM total bags, and the denominator was more tham 535MM, so the numbers are barely accurate. But that's what I could find.