By Jennifer Ogunsola Communications Manager Within minutes, his dream of playing professional football came to an end when he experienced a career-ending injury. Nearly 30 years ago, Thomas Wilson was a senior at Florida State University and star defensive back from Tallahassee, Florida. Immediately after the injury, Wilson had to make a decision that would […]
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Officials estimate over 10 million travelers move through Hartsfield-Jackson during the summer season. By Jessica Green Public Affairs Intern With the summer solstice and Fourth of July in the rearview, the warm weather season is officially upon us. About 10.7 million passengers are expected to go through security checkpoints this summer at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International […]
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By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager As construction continues on Hartsfield-Jackson’s multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext Industry Day returned for the third year to educate and inspire contractors, particularly minorities and women, about business opportunities at the world’s busiest airport. ATLNext officially kicked off in fall 2016, and since then, the Airport […]
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By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Dec. 22 officially opened its Commercial Vehicle Hold Lot, the first completed facility under the ATLNext capital improvement program and the first City-owned building to house a solar production facility. This solar array is expected to generate annually about 100,000-kilowatt […]
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By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) officials, along with City leaders and partnering construction and design firms, marked a milestone in the Airport’s capital improvement program, as steel installation is set to begin on the massive canopies that will change the face of the Domestic Terminal. […]
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By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager ATL leaders marked the completion of the seventh Service Animal Relief Area – the most animal relief areas of any other airport in the United States – during a press event last week next to the newest relief area at the International Terminal. “These areas allow […]
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By Rachel Deloach Office of Public Affairs Intern Next.atl.com – the website that tells the story of ATLNext, Hartsfield-Jackson’s $6 billion capital improvement program – has undergone a redesign. A key new feature is an interactive map, which details ATLNext construction impacts as well as projects planned, underway and completed. Another signature feature is a […]
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By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager The sight of passengers darting across ATL’s roadways to enter and exit the Domestic Terminal will soon be a thing of the past. One of the major projects underway is construction of two giant canopies that will extend from the North and South sides of the […]
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By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager Coffee and tea lovers, unite! A temporary Starbucks opened Friday, Nov. 18 in the pre-security area of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to replace the location that closed due to renovations in the security screening area. The renovations are part of ATLNext, the Airport’s $6 billion capital […]
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By Shane Blatt Senior Public Relations Manager Calling it “an iconic hotel befitting an iconic airport,” Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed on Tuesday joined officials from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Majestic Realty Co. and Carter to announce plans for a four-star hotel and conference center to be built just steps from ATL’s Domestic Terminal. The […]
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