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Hartsfield-Jackson Prepares for Busy Holiday Season (November 13, 2018)

For Immediate Release

October 16, 2018

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Hartsfield-Jackson Prepares for Busy Holiday Season

City, federal officials to discuss possible record-setting travel numbers

ATLANTA – Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia Byung J. “BJay” Pak, will host federal and local officials at the world’s busiest and most efficient airport this week to prepare passengers for a likely record-setting travel season. More than 3 million passengers are expected to travel through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) during the Thanksgiving period between Friday, November 16 and Monday, November 26. Additionally, airline forecasts predict ATL’s one-day screening record of more than 93,000 passengers set this past Memorial Day holiday will be surpassed Sunday, November 25.

Mayor Bottoms and ATL leaders will discuss Airport efforts to ease congestion and facilitate passenger travel during the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Attorney Pak will remind passengers to carefully check carry-on baggage when preparing for travel. He will also call attention to the number of illegal firearms passengers are attempting to carry through security checkpoints at ATL.

As of November 13, nearly 300 such incidents have been reported, causing increased security wait times for all passengers and substantial penalties for offenders.

WHO: Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, City of Atlanta
Byung J. “BJay” Pak, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia

Greg Richardson, Deputy General Manager, Chief Financial Officer, ATL

Chris Hacker, Special Agent in Charge, Atlanta Field Office, FBI

Mary Leftridge Byrd, Atlanta Federal Security Director, TSA

WHAT: Holiday Travel Press Conference

WHEN: Wednesday, November 14

10:00 – 10:45 a.m.

WHERE: Domestic Terminal Atrium

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

6000 N. Terminal Parkway

Atlanta, GA 30320

Notes to media: The media parking lot located outside of the exit booth of the North Hourly Lot – closed during the North Canopy construction period – is now open.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 104 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com. NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS For HD broadcast quality b-roll of Airport operations, events and generic interior/exterior shots, visit our ATL Video Newsroom at https://vimeo.com/atlairport/channels