US: More than 1 in 5 travellers carried prohibited items onto aircraft, survey finds
A survey of airline passengers found that more than 20% had knowingly or unknowingly smuggled prohibited items past TSA checkpoints onto the aircraft, including at least 6% who boarded the plane while unintentionally carrying prohibited knives or other bladed objects. Less than 1% claimed that they discovered belatedly that they had mistakenly travelled with firearms, ammunition or explosives. The survey of more than 1,000 people also found that younger travellers were more likely to flout the rules. Of the respondents who admitted knowingly trying to fly with something banned by the TSA, 19.7% were millennials, compared with less than 15% who were members of Generation X. The most common items whisked past TSA agents on purpose were food and liquids. <br/>
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US: More than 1 in 5 travellers carried prohibited items onto aircraft, survey finds
A survey of airline passengers found that more than 20% had knowingly or unknowingly smuggled prohibited items past TSA checkpoints onto the aircraft, including at least 6% who boarded the plane while unintentionally carrying prohibited knives or other bladed objects. Less than 1% claimed that they discovered belatedly that they had mistakenly travelled with firearms, ammunition or explosives. The survey of more than 1,000 people also found that younger travellers were more likely to flout the rules. Of the respondents who admitted knowingly trying to fly with something banned by the TSA, 19.7% were millennials, compared with less than 15% who were members of Generation X. The most common items whisked past TSA agents on purpose were food and liquids. <br/>
