Category Archives: Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL)
Turtle Kicked Off Plane
June 25, 2010 — 10:36 am PDT
Updated June 25, 2010 — 10:57 am PDT
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A stressful ordeal has ended on a happy note for a little turtle who was kicked off an AirTran flight in Atlanta on Tuesday.
Neytiri, a red-eared slider, has been reunited with her owner, 10-year old Carley Helm, and her family back in Milwaukee.
The ordeal began hen Carley and her two older sisters were on board AirTran flight 421, heading home to Milwaukee after visiting their father in Atlanta.
Guns at Airports
May 14, 2010 — 10:16 am PDT
Updated May 14, 2010 — 10:26 am PDT
Georgia State Capitol (photo courtesy Ga. State Capitol)
Controversial new legislation in Georgia that would permit guns in public areas of airports is now drawing federal lawmakers into the debate.
The Georgia State Assembly recently passed a bill that would permit guns in public areas of airports in the state, including the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International. The bill is awaiting the Governor’s signature.
Delta Flight Diverted Due to Disruptive Passenger
April 27, 2010 — 1:33 pm PDT
Updated April 27, 2010 — 3:10 pm PDT
A Delta Air Lines flight from Paris to Atlanta has been diverted to Bangor, Maine this afternoon, after a passenger allegedly made threats while in flight.
Air marshals on board the Airbus A330 subdued the man, says the Transportation Security Administration.
Delta Flight 273 landed without incident at around …
Atlanta Retains Title as World's Busiest Airport
March 17, 2010 — 8:14 am PDT
Updated March 24, 2010 — 3:24 pm PDT
ATL Airport / Delta Check-in
The airport that’s home to the world’s largest carrier also remains as the world’s busiest airport.
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International is still in the number one position, with 88.0 million passengers in 2009. Despite a 2.3 percent drop in passengers from 2008, Atlanta remains far ahead of the second-place airport, London Heathrow, which was used by 66.0 million passengers.
Making big moves up the list was Beijing. The airport saw a whopping 16.8 percent increase in passengers, taking it to the number three spot.
Get Off the Plane, the Flight Attendants are Fighting
February 26, 2010 — 11:12 am PST
A flight from Rochester, New York never even got off the ground Thursday, after flight attendants got into a fistfight.While still on the tarmac, passengers aboard Delta Connection Flight 887, operated by Pinnacle Airlines, were told they had to get off the plane because of the brawling fight …
AirTran: Record Profit in 2009
January 27, 2010 — 9:10 am PST
Updated March 29, 2010 — 4:18 pm PDT
AirTran (Credit: Darren Popik)
Southwest isn’t the only airline to post a full-year profit in 2009.
AirTran says it made a $17.1 profit in the fourth quarter of the year, giving the low-cost …
NORAD: Keeping the Skies Safe Over North America
January 11, 2010 — 11:59 am PST
Updated March 30, 2010 — 12:14 pm PDT
NORAD Command Center, Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado
American fighter jets were scrambled twice in the past week when passengers became unruly on board commercial jetliners.
When a Virginia man became disorderly …
On-Time Performance Hits Record, Best Results in West
January 7, 2010 — 10:38 am PST
Updated March 30, 2010 — 12:20 pm PDT
United jet lands in Las Vegas (Credit: Darren Popik)
If you want your flight to be on-time, then it’s best you fly in the West.
That’s the conclusion drawn from …
Computer Glitch Causes Flight Delays
November 19, 2009 — 9:17 am PST
Updated March 30, 2010 — 3:52 pm PDT
An FAA computer outage in Atlanta is causing flight delays across the nation today.
The delay has been fixed, but due to a backlog of flights this morning, delays are likely to continue throughout the day.
The problem originated in Atlanta, which has been seeing major delays. Also feeling the impact are airports in Washington, Philadelphia, New York, and Chicago.
