Confiscating Lighters Costs TSA $6 Million Per Year
The Transportation Security Administration spends $6 million a year on hazardous materials removal to dispose of the 30,000 cigarette lighters it confiscates every day. "Do not bring lighters," urges TSA Administrator Kip Hawley in a message to airline passengers that is part plea and part warning...
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