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The security lines at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport backed into the atrium early Friday, July 1, 2022. The Atlanta airport is expected to handle 1.7 million passengers over a six-day Independence Day travel period. (Kelly Yamanouchi / Kelly.Yamanouchi@ajc.com)

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Crowds fill Hartsfield-Jackson terminal ahead of Fourth of July
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Passengers head through security at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Friday, July 1, 2022. (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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200 guns caught at Hartsfield-Jackson so far this year, most in nation
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Delta airplanes are seen on the tarmac at Hartsfield Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on January 16th, 2022 as a winter storm impacts travel.

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Delta to pay $10.5 million to settle probe into mail delivery times
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Delta Air Lines pilots hit the picket line demanding working better conditions on Thursday, June 30, 2022. The pilots are members of the Delta Airlines Pilots Association, pushing for a new labor contract among their demands. Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Delta pilots picket at Hartsfield-Jackson
Passengers make their way through Concourse A at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Delta warns of challenges over 4th of July weekend, allows rebookings
Workers prepare a hall in the Georgia World Congress Center on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, for a Primerica convention that will begin on Wednesday in both the Congress Center and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. Primerica, a Duluth-based financial services company, expects 35,000 attendees from across North America for its biennial convention. (Chris Day/Christopher.Day@ajc.com)

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Biggest corporate convention since pandemic opens in Atlanta this week
Delta Airlines pilots are seen picketing at the south terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Thursday, March 10, 2022. The pilots are members of the Delta Airlines Pilots Association and protesting fatiguing schedules. (Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Delta pilots union to picket in Atlanta and around the country
Passengers make their way through Concourse A at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Summer travel crowds swell, but tripping isn’t like it used to be
Centurion lounge planned for Concourse E at airport

Airport terminal for the rich and famous coming to Hartsfield-Jackson
Passengers walk through Concourse B as they travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Tuesday morning in Atlanta, Ga., April 23, 2013.

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Hartsfield-Jackson completes repairs on Concourse B water main break
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: The Lomboy Family (Left to right) Jandre-16, Michelle, Jerric and Jervin-21 had their Delta flight to Los Angeles cancelled by email over the Memorial Day holiday. The family, traveling eventually to the Philippines, was able to rebook the domestic leg of their journey on Southwest. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Travel crowds expected on roads, in skies for Fourth of July holiday
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)

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Water main break at Hartsfield-Jackson disrupts services on Concourse B
Lead pilot Ivory Johnson from Drone Express accommodates the pizza box to the drone during the presentation to a pilot drone delivery test on Thursday, June 16, 2022. As a result, customers within a one-mile radius will soon choose to have their pizza delivered by drone. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

Papa John’s tests pizza delivery by drone in Powder Springs
Delta Air Lines pilots are seen picketing at the south terminal of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Thursday, March 10, 2022. The pilots are members of the Air Line Pilots Association at Delta and protesting fatiguing schedules. (Daniel Varnado/For the Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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Delta pilots voice frustration over schedules, flight cancellations
Delta and American Express are rolling out a limited-edition 747 SkyMiles Reserve credit card.

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Delta debuts limited-edition Amex Reserve card, made from a Boeing 747
People walk around the domestic terminal atrium during the ATL Airport Career Fair at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday, June 14, 2022 (Steve Schaefer / steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Hartsfield-Jackson vendors recruit workers as travel surges
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UPS, pilots union strike deal on two-year labor contract extension
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Delta adds cold brew coffee, exclusive canned wine to in-flight menu
April 29, 2022 Atlanta - International travelers wait in line to checking-in at Delta Air Lines counter in Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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U.S. to lift COVID-19 testing requirement for international travel
June 9, 2022 Atlanta - Crews work on a 700-foot-long tunnel under construction beneath Hartsfield-Jackson International on Thursday, June 9, 2022. Sixty feet below the world's busiest airport, crews from the Clark Construction-led joint venture of Clark/Atkinson/Technique have been excavating a 833-foot extension for the Plane Train tunnel. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Hartsfield-Jackson makes headway on extension to speed Plane Train
People pass through a security checkpoint entrance at the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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TSA investigates if screening missed firearm at Hartsfield-Jackson
May 27, 2022 Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: Delta Ticket counter on the South terminal. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Hartsfield-Jackson to host job fair June 14
People gather inside the Holiday Inn & Suites near the Atlanta airport, where the Transportation Security Administration held a job fair. TSA offers a $1,000 signing bonus for Atlanta airport jobs during the recruiting event Tuesday and Wednesday, June 7-8. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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TSA ramps up hiring with Atlanta recruiting event as travel rebounds
Air Canada airplane arrives at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport moments after Officials from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Air Canada celebrate Air Canada's resumption of nonstop service between Atlanta and Montreal on Wednesday June 1, 2022. The last time Air Canada had a connection between the two cities was in 2008. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Air Canada launches Atlanta to Montreal route
April 29, 2022 Atlanta - International travelers wait in line to checking-in at Delta Air Lines counter in Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Delta says air fares up as much as 30% this summer
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Hundreds of flights canceled over Memorial Day weekend
People approach the entrance of the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday, May 26, 2022. About 2 million passengers are expected to pass through its concourses during the Memorial Day holiday from May 26 to June 1. Miguel Martinez / miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Delta cutting flights due to staffing, COVID, weather disruptions
Mary Ellen Anton (center) calls for a vote as the Morgan County board of assessors approve the Rivian tax exemption proposal in Madison on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. John Artz (center right) opposed the measure. (Bob Andres / robert.andres@ajc.com)

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Rivian incentive deal approved by Morgan County board
People are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport domestic terminal in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Hartsfield-Jackson to spend down relief funding over next two years
People are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport domestic terminal in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Hartsfield-Jackson expects 2 million passengers in Memorial Day period
Parked cars are seen from the Hartsfield-Jackson domestic terminal south parking deck in Atlanta on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Atlanta City Council approves airport parking management contract
International travelers rest at the Autrium in Atlanta's Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal on Friday, April 29, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Hartsfield-Jackson’s international terminal turns 10 with turbulence
A rendering of a Southern National Market planned by Paradies Lagardère to open on an extension of Concourse T.

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New food options coming to Hartsfield-Jackson’s Concourse T
Travelers get in some downtime in the renovated Delta Sky Club in Concourse B.

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After backlash, Delta changes tack on restricting Sky Club access
People are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport domestic terminal in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Airline delays, mishandled baggage worsened amid rebound in travel
Travelers line up at check-in counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Nov. 17, 2021. Credit: John Spink / AJC

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Airline passenger satisfaction declines in J.D. Power ranking
Honey bees buzz about on a hive frame at Half Mad Honey's apiary. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

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Delta bee bumble: The long and deadly route of honey bees to Alaska
Members of the "Cray Cray Crayons" work dragging the 757 airplane. Delta employees worldwide have joined forces to host the Relay for Life and Jet Drag event on Wednesday, May 4. 2022. After a two-year hiatus, the fundraising gathering is made in partnership with the American Cancer Society. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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Delta’s Jet Drag event returns, with teams pulling a Boeing 757
A new Delta Sky Club on Concourse B at Hartsfield-Jackson

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Delta to further restrict access to Sky Clubs to reduce crowding
Kyandra Ravenel, a Delta airlines flight attendant, looks at herself in a mirror during the uniform fitting for Delta employees at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, February 7, 2018. (REANN HUBER/FILE)

Delta adds gray uniforms after complaints about purple garments
Travelers are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Flight cancellations persisted after January COVID-19 spike, data show
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

Delta CEO Ed Bastian got $12.36 million in total compensation in 2021
People are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport domestic terminal in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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FAA dismisses investigation into Hartsfield-Jackson use of funds
Concourse T

Paradies selected for airport concessions in new wing of Concourse T
Flight attendants hand out refreshments to a packed Delta Air Lines flight on Friday, May 21, 2021. Delta is asking the U.S. Justice Department to create a national no-fly list of passengers who have been convicted for on-board disruptions. (Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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Delta to start boarding flights earlier, add flight attendant pay
People are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport domestic terminal in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Delta ranks second in American Customer Satisfaction Index
A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver leaves from a UPS facility that is delivering vaccines to the Washington, D.C., and Maryland areas March 15, 2021, in Landover, Maryland. (Alex Wong/Getty Images/TNS)

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UPS reports $2.66 billion profit for first quarter
People are seen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport domestic terminal in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Delta to review flight privileges for mask violators on no-fly list
A traveler is seen on the Hartsfield-Jackson domestic terminal south parking deck in Atlanta on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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Hartsfield-Jackson begins parking deck work, blocks off spaces
April 19, 2022 Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: Crowds of the masked and the unmasked went through the security line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 where the airport issued a statement Tuesday morning saying masks are now Òoptional for employees, passengers, and visitorsÓ at the airport. ÒAlthough a mask mandate will no longer be enforced, employees, passengers, and visitors are reminded that masks continue to offer a level of protection against the covid virus,Ó the airport said. Delta said its employees and customers may continue wearing masks if they choose to, adding that wearing a well-fitting mask Òprotects the wearer.Ó Delta added that given the unexpected nature of the announcement, following the federal ruling Monday: ÒYou may experience inconsistent enforcement during the next 24 hours as this news is more broadly communicated Ð remember to show understanding and patience with others who may not be aware enforcement is no longer required.Ó Delta said it would update its communications to customers and signs and announcements in airports. The airline also added that mask mandates in other countries may still be in effect. Delta CEO Ed Bastian last week told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that if the federal mask mandate were lifted, Delta would not require masks on flights. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Mask mandate ends on flights, MARTA and at Atlanta’s airport
April 19, 2022 Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: Crowds of the masked and the unmasked went through the security line at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 where the airport issued a statement Tuesday morning saying masks are now Òoptional for employees, passengers, and visitorsÓ at the airport. ÒAlthough a mask mandate will no longer be enforced, employees, passengers, and visitors are reminded that masks continue to offer a level of protection against the covid virus,Ó the airport said. Delta said its employees and customers may continue wearing masks if they choose to, adding that wearing a well-fitting mask Òprotects the wearer.Ó Delta added that given the unexpected nature of the announcement, following the federal ruling Monday: ÒYou may experience inconsistent enforcement during the next 24 hours as this news is more broadly communicated Ð remember to show understanding and patience with others who may not be aware enforcement is no longer required.Ó Delta said it would update its communications to customers and signs and announcements in airports. The airline also added that mask mandates in other countries may still be in effect. Delta CEO Ed Bastian last week told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that if the federal mask mandate were lifted, Delta would not require masks on flights. (John Spink / John.Spink@ajc.com)

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Delta sparks backlash for calling COVID-19 ‘ordinary seasonal virus’
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