PHOTOS: Atlanta airport in the age of the coronavirus

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PHOTOS: Hartsfield-Jackson in the age of the coronavirus

The world's busiest airport is far less busy as the coronavirus pandemic causes a steep decline in travel.

With drastic cuts in flights because of coronavirus concerns, the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was relatively quiet on Saturday, March 21, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

March 30, 2020 Atlanta: An Atlanta police officer mans a closed TSA line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during restrictions on air travel due to the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

March 30, 2020 Atlanta: Several Delta jets are seen parked at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during the coronavirus slow down on Monday, March 30, 2020, in Atlanta. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

American and Canadian cruise ship passengers from the Costa Luminosa arrive at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, near Atlanta , Friday, March 20, 2020. Three people on the flight have tested positive for COVID-19 but have no symptoms, while 13 others are sick but haven't been tested, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Friday. (John Spink/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

March 20, 2020 Atlanta: on Friday, March 20, 2020. Cruise ship passengers that have been stranded at sea were flown to Atlantaâs Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday, March 20, 2020. Of the 359 on the plane, three passengers tested positive for the coronavirus but have no symptoms, according to Gov. Brian Kempâs office. Another 13 people are ill but have not yet been tested by U.S. Health and Human Services. Seventy Canadians were on board the flight. All passengers were off-loaded in a hangar now for additional screening, Kempâs office said. Commercial buses were sent to the airport to transport the passengers for additional testing. The Georgia State Patrol escorted the buses, Kempâs office said. Several aboard the Costa Luminosa cruise ship have coronavirus-related symptoms. But the ship has not been allowed to dock at ports due to the pandemic. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

March 19, 2020 Atlanta: A man enters a sparse parking lot that's normally full at the South Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday, March 19, 2020. At least five people have died in southwest Georgia this week of apparent coronavirus-related illnesses and another died in Atlanta, an ominous sign of the pandemic's worsening toll. With the number of confirmed cases rising in many Georgia counties, including among people hospitalized with COVID-19 symptoms, the deaths in Albany and Atlanta suggest the coronavirus may already have killed more people than state officials had previously acknowledged. The latest deaths occurred amid a deluge of bad economic news stemming from the virus' outbreak. Delta Air Lines cut 70 percent of its flights and announced more than 10,000 employees have volunteered to take unpaid leave. Shares in the Atlanta-based airline plunged by 25 percent Wednesday. The Big Three automakers said they were suspending production at assembly plants. The country's largest owner of shopping malls - including Lenox Square, Phipps Plaza and the Mall of Georgia in metro Atlanta - said it would shut down until March 29. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

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The security lines were thin at 6;34 A.M. at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday, March 13, 2020. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

A Delta Air Lines plane sits at the International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with a solitary international traveler trying to get a flight home amid new European travel restrictions on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Atlanta. International and domestic air travel has been hammered by the coronavirus. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

Starbucks is closed at arrival area of Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal on Saturday, March 14, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

A United Airlines ticket agent at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday, March 13, 2020 had a slow morning as the coronavirus pandemic apparently affected travel. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

March 16, 2020 Atlanta: Two TSA screeners wear masks and gloves in the International Terminal at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Atlanta, where a TSA screener worked that tested positive for the coronavirus. The screening officer last worked at the Atlanta airport in the international terminal on the morning of March 7. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com

During normal times, the domestic terminal roadway at Hartsfield-Jackson is rarely empty during the day. But as travelers stay home, the road is empty. Credit: Caroline Smith

A nearly empty parking deck at the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson is a rare site. Credit: Caroline Smith

Many concessions at Hartsfield-Jackson International have closed, as passenger counts decline 85%. Credit: Caroline Smith

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With drastic cuts in flights because of coronavirus concerns, the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport was relatively quiet on Saturday, March 21, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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