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TSA screened record-high 771 million passengers in 2017

By Anna Giaritelli
Published January 23, 2018 5:37pm ET
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TSA screened record-high 771 million passengers in 2017
TSA Administrator David Pekoske said changes the government made to its air travel policies were among the agency's biggest achievements in 2017. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times & Tribune via AP) | Jake Danna Stevens

The Transportation Security Administration screened a record-high 771.5 million passengers in 2017 at the 440 airports the agency operates, it said Tuesday.

That’s up more than 30 million from the 738.3 million people TSA screened in 2016.

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