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Travelers check for flight information at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles on Dec. 24, 2021. (David McNew/AFP via Getty Images/TNS)
5G expansion not planned for area around Hartsfield-Jackson
The Transportation Security Administration caught a record number of guns carried by passengers in the U.S. in 2021, and officers at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport caught more than those at any other U.S. airport.
Hartsfield-Jackson No. 1 for guns caught at TSA checkpoints
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport conducted a winter weather exercise in early December to prepare for the possibility of snow this winter. Source: Hartsfield-Jackson
Airlines canceling flights due to winter storm
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Many metro Atlanta restaurants forced to close amid omicron surge
Super contagious omicron leaves employers and workers scrambling
People wait in line at the Delta check-in at the South Terminal at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on December 27, 2021 STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Delta: 8,000 employees tested positive for COVID-19 in last four weeks
November 17, 2021 file photo of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta. Delta Air Lines is the dominant carrier at the airport. ( John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Delta posts 4Q loss, but airline employees to get bonus checks
A Delta flight boards at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Dec. 29, 2021. (Nicole Craine/The New York Times)
Delta legally threatens flight attendant union over sick leave dispute
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Some regional airlines still canceling flights
211215-Atlanta-A passenger makes their way through the international terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
International travelers still face maze of restrictions
A TSA PreCheck retractable belt barrier is displayed at the new South checkpoint security screening in the domestic terminal at the airport in Atlanta, Monday, November 23, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Airport self-screening contract won by company with US HQ in Marietta
Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta Tech gets aircraft maintenance program recertified by FAA
UPS 767. Source: UPS
UPS orders 19 more Boeing 767s for its delivery fleet
Delta Air Lines employees assist customers in the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Delta axes frequent flier miles for basic economy ticket
Passengers cross the atrium at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021. Ben Gray for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta airport, Georgia roads see rising holiday travel amid omicron
A gun went off Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021, in Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, panicking travelers and delaying flights. On Sunday, travelers were reminded of the safety precautions with “No Weapons Beyond This Point” signage. The airport was filled with long lines snaking their way to the security checkpoints.
LISTEN: 911 calls reflect chaos during Atlanta airport gun discharge incident
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Holiday shipping rush putting UPS, FedEx, USPS to the test
Delta employees prepare the area around Delta's new Team USA plane. Delta will be an Olympic sponsor and Team USA's official airline. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Delta unveils Team USA jet as part of Olympic sponsorship
Delta is reporting a return to profitability as travel recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. ( John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Delta expects return to profit in ‘22, pre-pandemic flying in ‘23
Travers make their way in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021 (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Delta investing $1.2 billion in three foreign partner airlines
During the live on-site demonstration, the autonomous vehicle drives through the parking lot of the Kimpton Overland Hotel on Thursday, December 9, 2021. The vehicle can reach a speed of up to 25 miles per hour. Miguel Martinez for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Community group sees automated vehicles in airport transportation future
Travelers line up at check-in counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Nov. 17, 2021. Credit: John Spink / AJC
Transportation officials weigh new rules on airline refunds
Travelers go through security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday, November 21, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Airport conducts analysis of response to gun discharge in terminal
November 19, 2021 Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: Travelers were abound on Friday, Nov.19,2021 at the domestic side of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as the Airport is preparing for an expected 2.22 million passengers for the Thanksgiving travel period starting this Saturday and running through the Monday after the holiday, a rebound from last year when passenger counts were down 40% during the period. The holiday rush will be one of the biggest tests for airlines, which have struggled with staffing shortages and occasional operational meltdowns this year. ÒWe expect it to be very busy and even a bit frenetic at times,Ó said Priceline CEO Brett Keller during a Washington Post Live event this week. With hotels and airlines trying to re-staff after pandemic cutbacks, ÒitÕs going to be a bit crazy this year.Ó Wednesday before the holiday and the Sunday afterward are expected to be the busiest days of the Thanksgiving period, according to travel experts. AAA predicts 1.6 million people in Georgia will travel for Thanksgiving, including more than 108,000 taking flights. That will bring total traveler counts to a level just 3% shy of 2019 levels, with airline passenger counts within 13% of 2019 levels. Domestic leisure air travel has almost completely recovered to 2019 levels, according to AAA and travel experts. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines expects to handle as many as 5.6 million passengers from this Friday through the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, nearly three times the 2.2 million it saw during the holiday period last year but still short of the 6.3 million for Thanksgiving 2019. ( John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
Atlanta City Council votes on raising concessions price caps
A Delta plane sits at the International Terminal at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in March 2020. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Johannesburg-Atlanta passengers offered test to monitor for omicron
October 5, 2021 Atlanta - Delta Air Lines employees work the ticket counter in the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Delta saw spike in employees withdrawing 401(k) funds during pandemic
Warren Machan (L) greets his son Nick who flew in from Houston at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Wednesday, November 24, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
UPDATE: Thanksgiving travelers fill Atlanta’s airport
Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM
Delta resuming more, but not all, international routes
Travelers go through security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday, November 21, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Airport gun discharge occurred despite TSA safety protocols
November 19, 2021 Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: Travelers were abound on Friday, Nov.19,2021 at the domestic side of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport as the Airport is preparing for an expected 2.22 million passengers for the Thanksgiving travel period starting this Saturday and running through the Monday after the holiday, a rebound from last year when passenger counts were down 40% during the period. The holiday rush will be one of the biggest tests for airlines, which have struggled with staffing shortages and occasional operational meltdowns this year. “We expect it to be very busy and even a bit frenetic at times,” said Priceline CEO Brett Keller during a Washington Post Live event this week. With hotels and airlines trying to re-staff after pandemic cutbacks, “it’s going to be a bit crazy this year.” Wednesday before the holiday and the Sunday afterward are expected to be the busiest days of the Thanksgiving period, according to travel experts. AAA predicts 1.6 million people in Georgia will travel for Thanksgiving, including more than 108,000 taking flights. That will bring total traveler counts to a level just 3% shy of 2019 levels, with airline passenger counts within 13% of 2019 levels. Domestic leisure air travel has almost completely recovered to 2019 levels, according to AAA and travel experts. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines expects to handle as many as 5.6 million passengers from this Friday through the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, nearly three times the 2.2 million it saw during the holiday period last year but still short of the 6.3 million for Thanksgiving 2019. ( John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)
FAA fining passengers for alcohol-fueled behavior on planes
An artist's rendering of the Home2 Suites and Tru dual-branded hotel to be built next to the Georgia International Convention Center. Source: Premier Petroleum Hospitality
Airport hotels expand in face of pandemic challenges
Travelers line up at check-in counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Nov. 17, 2021. Credit: John Spink / AJC
Airport crowds expected as Thanksgiving travel rebounds
Delta Air Lines employees assist customers in the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Holiday travel guide to Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Intl Airport
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Uber, Lyft pickup zone to open at Hartsfield-Jackson
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
Delta sees 450% increase in bookings from outside U.S. as travel ban lifts
Copa Airlines to launch service at Hartsfield-Jackson
Copa Airlines to launch service at Hartsfield-Jackson
Gordon Rogers, Riverkeeper and Executive Director of Flint Riverkeeper, drives a boat on the Flint River near the Decatur/Mitchell County line in 2019. Rogers says that on the Flint, "you’re seeing so much biology, so much life right in front of your face, that it’s just stunning.” (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Environmentalists: Timely alerts needed when airport toxins enter river
Democrats introduced a bill in early 2021 to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2025.
Atlanta council committee urges $15/hr pay for airport cleaning staff
Delta's managing Director of Airport Experience, Greg Forbes, demonstrates self check-in during a tour of Delta's facial recognition system at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
Delta to roll out facial recognition in Atlanta domestic terminal
An XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location has opened at Hartsfield-Jackson.
XpresCheck COVID-19 testing location opens at Hartsfield-Jackson
Trooper First Class Young, with the Georgia State Patrol, trains with his K-9, Appa, on the luggage carousel in E Concourse. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection Office of Field Operations Port of Atlanta hosted a two-day K-9 training conference at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). K-9 detection dogs from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Georgia Department of Correction, Georgia State Patrol, Union City, Newnan, Bowden Police and Clayton County Police participated in training exercises. PHIL SKINNER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION.
Drug-sniffing K9s get training at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson
TSA works to increase 60% employee vaccination rate ahead of mandate
TSA works to increase 60% employee vaccination rate ahead of mandate
October 7, 2021 Atlanta - Mayoral candidates (from left) Felicia Moore, Andre Dickens, Antonio Brown, Kasim Reed and Sharon Gay during City of Atlanta Mayoral Debate at The Gathering Spot in Atlanta on Thursday, October 7, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Atlanta’s next mayor could determine future of airport
TSA detected a record number of guns at airport security checkpoints this year to date. Source: TSA
Hartsfield-Jackson No. 1 in firearms uncovered at checkpoints
Delta Air Lines employees work the ticket counter in the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Delta is requiring new hires to be vaccinated. But for existing employees it is instead penalizing unvaccinated workers with a monthly $200 health insurance surcharge starting in November, along with requiring them to take weekly COVID-19 tests and wear masks. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Delta says 90% of employees are now vaccinated
A Delta Air Lines airplane takes off from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Friday, September 4, 2020. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
UPDATE: Hartsfield-Jackson rebids five land parcels for development
Delta Air Lines employees assist customers in the Domestic Terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
Updated: Delta posts 3Q profit but warns of future losses
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