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TSA: Complaints low; 821 guns found so far in 2012
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08/16/12 01:04 PM ET
The Transportation Security Administration said this week that less than 1 percent of the 375 million passengers it has checked so far in 2012 have complained about their airport security screening.
The TSA released a midyear report in a blog post on its website. The report showed that 375,432,402 passengers have passed through TSA checkpoints this year, but only 30,204 have logged formal complaints about their experience.
"While that might sound like a lot on the surface, that equates to 0.008 percent of the total number of passengers," TSA's blogger Bob Burns wrote.
TSA also said in its midyear report that its Pre-Check known traveler program had been expanded to five airlines and 20 airports. The program, which is part of the agency's move to "risk-based" security techniques, allows passengers to volunteer information in exchange for the possibility of receiving expedited screening.
The agency said it found 821 guns in passengers' carry-on luggage so far in 2012, of which 210 were loaded with ammunition.
"Firearms have been found at a total of 160 airports with Atlanta (ATL) TSO’s finding the most firearms – 56 found so far this year," Burns wrote.
TSA said it has also discovered a grenade, a bottle filed with flash powder and fireworks in passengers' luggage this year.
