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Hartsfield-Jackson deputy general manager Balram Bheodari (right). HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
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Interim Hartsfield-Jackson head Balram Bheodari gets permanent position
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Atlanta Airport Blog
To tackle hours-long reservations phone waits, Delta hiring back agents
A Delta Air Lines flight was diverted after an unruly passenger caused a disturbance by attempting to get into the cockpit on Friday, June 4, 2021. (AJC file photo)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta flight diverted after unruly passenger attempts to enter cockpit
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After the shutdown of CNN Airport Network, screens at Hartsfield-Jackson will show different programming.
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson to get new programming on old CNN screens
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: The Delta ticket counters were swarmed as crowds have returned to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport for the Memorial Day weekend travel period as seen on Thursday, May 27. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
After staff cuts, Delta CEO to keep lid on costs as travel recovers
Qatar Airways relaunched flights to Atlanta on June 1, 2021, in a recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on travel.
Atlanta Airport Blog
Qatar Airways relaunches Atlanta flights
People wait for their luggage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday, May 9, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Atlanta Airport Blog
More COVID-19 relief for airport concessionaires, taxis moves forward
The main security checkpoint was full as lines at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport stretched through the domestic terminal atrium and down hallways early Monday morning, May 17, 2021. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson readies for Memorial Day airport crowds
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is waiving fees and rents to help airlines and airport shops to reestablish services as people return to traveling. Lines at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport stretched through the domestic terminal atrium and down hallways early Monday morning as travel ramps up in a recovery from the effects of COVID-19. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson to waive landing fees, cut rent for concessionaires
FILE - In this Tuesday, March 9, 2021, file photo, an airline arrives at Salt Lake City International Airport, in Salt Lake City. Federal officials are going after more airline passengers accused of disrupting flights. On Monday, May 17, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration said that it will seek fines totaling more than $100,000 against four passengers on flights in the last several months. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta passenger who struck flight attendant faces $52,500 fine
Atlanta police officer, J. Overbaugh overlooks lines of travelers in the atrium at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early Monday morning, May 17, 2021.
Atlanta Airport Blog
UPDATE: Lines snake through Hartsfield-Jackson as travel ramps up
Delta Sky Club check-in. Source: Delta
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta asks headquarters employees to help clean airport lounges
Delta CEO Ed Bastian during a press conference following a tour of the Covid-19 vaccination site set up at the Delta Flight Museum in Hapeville on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 24, 2021.Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta CEO: Vaccination to be required for new employees
April 27, 2021 Hartsfield-Jackson Airport: Delta Air Lines has turned a corner as it starts filling middle seats again May 1, 2021 and looks for a travel rebound this summer. Average airfares hit a 25-year low in 2020 as the number of travelers on U.S. airlines dropped dramatically because of the pandemic, according to a federal report. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport also had ranking changes in 2020. Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport unseated the Atlanta airport for the first time in more than two decades, according to Airports Council International's preliminary world airport traffic rankings. Seven of the 10 busiest airports in the world in the pandemic year of 2020 were in China. However, Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest airport measured by flight counts in 2020, taking that title back from Chicago O'Hare. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta names new chief customer experience officer
Jet fuel tanks at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in 2011. Johnny Crawford
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson, Delta: Backup jet fuel supplies keep planes flying
April 27, 2021 Hartsfield-Jackson Airport: Delta Air Lines has turned a corner as it starts filling middle seats again May 1, 2021 and looks for a travel rebound this summer. Average airfares hit a 25-year low in 2020 as the number of travelers on U.S. airlines dropped dramatically because of the pandemic, according to a federal report. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport also had ranking changes in 2020. Guangzhou Bai Yun International Airport unseated the Atlanta airport for the first time in more than two decades, according to Airports Council International's preliminary world airport traffic rankings. Seven of the 10 busiest airports in the world in the pandemic year of 2020 were in China. However, Hartsfield-Jackson was the busiest airport measured by flight counts in 2020, taking that title back from Chicago O'Hare. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta gets long-coveted top spot in J.D. Power airline ranking
Long lines form at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday, May 9, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Atlanta Airport Blog
AAA predicts rebound in travel for Memorial Day
Long lines form at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday, May 9, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Atlanta Airport Blog
As Georgians return to skies, it’s not travel as usual
Hypersonic plane startup Hermeus plans to open a factory in Atlanta. Source: Hermeus
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hypersonic plane startup plans Doraville aircraft factory
A Surfliner train by Amtrak travels along the collapsing bluffs in Del Mar, California. (John Gibbins/The San Diego Union-Tribune/TNS)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Amtrak’s new catchphrase might sound familiar
Passengers wait to board a Southwest Airlines flight at Dallas Love Field on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Dallas. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News/TNS)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Southwest No. 1 in Airline Quality Rating
The ATL West deck at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson debuts new parking deck Saturday
Delta CEO Ed Bastian arrives to unveil the new A220 aircraft while celebrating the 10-year anniversary of merging with Northwest at the Delta Air Lines TechOps on October 29, 2018, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta CEO Bastian took pay cut in 2020, but still got stock incentives
A Delta Air Lines employee handles a passenger's luggage while wearing goggle, gloves and a face mask in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Customer scores for Delta, US airlines hit record in pandemic - study
Flint River south of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, with the approach lights of the fifth runway in the background.
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson fined for sewage spills
ExpressJet, which shut down, filed documents to begin operating as an independent carrier.
Atlanta Airport Blog
Defunct ExpressJet seeks to return as independent airline
Travelers wearing face masks make their way to security checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
China airport passes Hartsfield-Jackson as world’s busiest in passengers
The Delta Sky Club that opened in 2016 on Concourse B at Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson budgets $33 million to fund new Delta Sky Club
A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport with a solitary traveler waiting for a flight amid new European travel restrictions on Monday, March 16, 2020, in Atlanta. International and domestic air travel were hammered by the coronavirus in 2020. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Average airfares fell to a record low in 2020
A sign reading, 'masks required in this area,' is seen as travelers prepare to check-in for their Delta Air Lines flight at the Miami International Airport on Feb. 1, 2021 in Miami, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images/TNS)
Atlanta Airport Blog
UPDATE: Delta turns corner, generates cash after burning through it
Delta Air Lines is bringing more snacks back to its in-flight service starting April 14, 2021. Source: Delta
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta brings back more in-flight beverages, snacks
The ATL West deck at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson using new ATL West parking deck as lots fill up
FILE - In this Friday, March 19, 2021 file photo, an airliner lands at Tampa International Airport in Tampa, Fla. On Sunday, March 21, more than 1.5 million people streamed through U.S. airport security checkpoints, the largest number since the pandemic tightened its grip on the United States more than a year ago. However, passenger traffic remains far below 2019 levels. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Atlanta Airport Blog
AAA: More Georgia residents willing to travel as vaccinations expand
04/14/2020 - Atlanta, Georgia - The Frontier Airlines self check-in kiosks at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER / ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Frontier Airlines to expand in Atlanta this summer
Travelers wearing face masks check in through plexiglass dividers at Delta counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday, July 2, 2020.(Hyosub Shin /Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta’s Easter flight cancellations trickle into Monday
11/23/2020 � Atlanta, Georgia �Airport guests crowd the North Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta , Monday, November 23, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Spirit Airlines seeks more gates at Hartsfield-Jackson
Balram Bheodari (right) will be interim manger of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Atlanta Airport Blog
Atlanta mayor names Balram Bheodari interim manager of Hartsfield-Jackson
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian speaks during profit sharing event at Delta TechOps in Atlanta, Friday, Feb. 14, 2020. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
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Coke, Delta oppose Georgia’s ‘unacceptable’ voting law
Travelers check in through plexiglass dividers at Delta at Hartsfield-Jackson. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta to fill middle seats again, ending pandemic distancing policy
Voting-rights activists call for a boycott of Delta Air Lines during a protest at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, March 25, 2021. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta, Coke face boycott campaigns over new Georgia voting law
A Qatar Airways Boeing 787 airplane transporting medical protective gear donated by the government of Qatar, lands at Sarajevo International Airport on May 19, 2020, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. (Elvis Barukcic/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Airlines adding summer flights
Travelers check in through plexiglass dividers at Delta at Hartsfield-Jackson. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson was busiest U.S. airport in 2020
Hartsfield-Jackson general manager John Selden. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson general manager to leave job
Signs posted along the broadwalk on the beach in Hollywood Florida advocate for people to wear a mask unless exercising 6 feet away from others in September 2020. (Mike Stocker/South Florida Sun Sentinel/TNS)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Vacation innovation: Pandemic has Georgians reroute plans for time off
It was a smooth process Monday, March 15 afternoon at the mass vaccination site at Habersham County Fairgrounds in Clarkesville. With expanded eligibility, the daily number of vaccines administered was more than doubled to 2,100.
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta offers miles for donations toward Lyft rides to vaccine sites
File photo of Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday, July 2, 2020. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
FAA extends strict policy for unruly air passengers amid mask clashes
Delta jet prepares to take off at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Atlanta Airport Blog
Improving air travel demand brings Delta close to financial turnaround
Travelers check in through plexiglass dividers at Delta at Hartsfield-Jackson. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta expects to get $2.5 billion from stimulus funding
Delta renamed a building in honor of Andrew Young on March 22, 2021.
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta names building at headquarters in honor of Andrew Young
11/23/2020 � Atlanta, Georgia �An airport passenger leaves the Domestic Terminal lobby Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta , Monday, November 23, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Atlanta Airport Blog
U.S. airlines’ passenger counts plummeted 60% in 2020
September 6, 2012 - Atlanta - Runway and taxiway traffic at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Taxiing, takeoff and landing remain the most dangerous parts of an airline trip.In 2010 an airliner accidentally landed on a taxiway at Hartsfield-Jackson. To prevent collisions at airports, the feds closely track runway incursions, use alert systems and have improved airfield layouts, but the world s busiest airport still had about 18 runway incursions in 2011. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM
Atlanta Airport Blog
Hartsfield-Jackson to move forward on end-around taxiway
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