That brings up a good point. In fact, at MSP, all "surrendered" metal items end up getting collected by Norwest Airlines. What they do from there, who knows? The government has not set up a standard procedure for what do with these items. Typically, TSA merely collects them and the local airline or government takes it from there.
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by TakeScissorsAway:
Next time you get a chance, ask the airline what happens to all the confiscated items, then report back here, and we'll see if they tell the truth. I KNOW what is done with them, but am not at liberty to say.</font>