After Transportation Security Administration, airport and airline officials rallied to prepare for the first holiday weekend of the summer, security lines over Memorial Day weekend moved faster than many expected.
As holiday travelers wrapped up their trips early Tuesday morning, security wait times were 15 to 30 minutes or less in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson, according to airport staff. Lines stretched into the terminal atrium, but moved quickly.
TSA has been hiring additional security officers and brought extra screeners from less-congested airports in to help at the world's busiest airport for the holiday weekend.
The agency has also boosted its staff during busy mornings, when the biggest crowds come into the terminal.
And Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and TSA recently launched a pilot project by redesigning two lanes at Hartsfield-Jackson International's South security checkpoint with new technology aimed at speeding processing of travelers.
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