For Immediate Release

May 21, 2018

Contact: Elise Durham
Director of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0085
elise.durham@atl.com Andrew Gobeil
Deputy Director of Communication
(404) 227-2884
andy.gobeil@atl.com

Hartsfield-Jackson, TSA Prepare for Start of Busy Summer Travel Season 1.7 million travelers expected over Memorial holiday in ATL

ATLANTA -Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Transportation Security   Administration (TSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials will discuss the upcoming Memorial Day travel period during a media availability on Tuesday, May 22. ATL officials will share safety tips, travel projections and prohibited items. In addition, new safety measures will be presented along with timesaving tips for passengers. Approximately 1.7 million travelers are expected to travel through ATL over the Memorial Day weekend, which runs from Thursday to Tuesday. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, TSA expects to screen more than 243 million passengers across the U.S., which will make 2018 the busiest year on record.

 

 

WHO:                        Roosevelt Council, Jr., General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

                                    Mary Leftridge Byrd, Federal Security Director, Transportation Security Administration, Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

                                    Kevin Pfeifer, Assistant Port Director, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

 

WHAT:                       Media conference on Memorial Day travel period preparations

 

WHEN:                       Tuesday, May 22

                                    11 a.m.

           

WHERE:                    Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

                                    Main Security Checkpoint

                                    Domestic Terminal

                                    6000 N. Terminal Parkway

                                    Atlanta, GA 30320


  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 103 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/eerior shots, click here to view our ATL Video Newsroom: https://vimeo.com/atlairport/channel