The incredible amount of money people leave on planes
Sunday, April 14, 2024
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| | Original photo by Stephan Zirwes via Getty Images |
| An estimated $58 million in loose change is left behind on airplanes each year. | If you think the change in your couch adds up, just try a 747. It's been estimated that as much as $58 million is left behind on airplanes every year — a princely sum, to be sure, but one that makes sense when you remember how many people are often in the air at any given time. In an average year, the Federal Aviation Administration handles more than 16 million flights — which is to say that you probably won't become a millionaire by looking through the seats of your next flight as you deplane.
In fact, a great deal of loose change never even makes it off the ground. Nearly $1 million was left behind in security bins in 2019, all of which was collected — and kept — by the Transportation Security Administration. That amount, which the TSA is required to report, has been steadily growing in recent years: $531,000 was left behind in 2012, compared to $926,030 in 2019. If you don't want to add to that number, you may want to go cashless on your next cross-country flight.
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 | Numbers Don't Lie |
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 | | Average number of planes in the sky at any given time | | 8,000–20,000 |
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| | | Square miles of domestic U.S. airspace | | 5.3 million |
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| | Sale price of a 1794 "Flowing Hair" silver dollar — one of the first struck by the U.S. Mint — in 2013 | | $10 million |
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| | | Airports in the United States | | 19,633 |
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| It's called Aviation English, and it's the lingua franca of the friendly skies. The International Civil Aviation Organization first recommended that all pilots flying internationally learn some English in 1951, and required testing was later implemented. The rationale behind pilots and air-traffic controllers across the world being able to understand one another is self-evident — communication is key, whether on the ground or in the air — and even native English speakers are required to take the test. Operation Level 4 is the minimum level pilots must reach, and 6 is the highest. | | |
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