ATL launches TruckPass to improve customer service, grow air cargo
By Shane Blatt Senior Public Relations Manager With more than 275,000 passengers and nearly 2,500 takeoffs and landings each day, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport. ATL’s model of efficiency – whether in the skies, on the ramps or in the terminals – involves a complex network of […]
Rep. John Lewis to sign copies of bestselling trilogy “March” at ATL
[wc_row][wc_column size=”two-third” position=”first”] By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis will be at ATL this Friday, Feb. 24 signing his award-winning “March” trilogy, a graphic novel designed for young people to learn about the civil rights movement through an eyewitness account. The signing will take place […]
ATL enters Sister Airport Agreement with Jamaica Airports
By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials on Feb. 9 signed a Sister Airport Agreement with the Airports Authority of Jamaica, forging a relationship built on cooperation and the open exchange of ideas to increase efficiencies and boost travel and trade. “Beyond making these amazing airports better, this […]
ATL spreads ‘love’ to guests to celebrate Valentine’s Day
By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager Love is in the air at the world’s busiest airport, as ATL leaders launch a weeklong celebration to mark Valentine’s Day and, more importantly, thank the 104 million guests who travel through Hartsfield-Jackson each year. “This is the third year we’ve hosted this event to provide our guests with […]
ATL takes off in ‘City in the Sky’
By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager This month, TV and online viewers get an inside look into the world’s busiest and most efficient airport. Public Broadcasting System (PBS) is airing a documentary on the aviation industry and ATL’s vital role. “City in the Sky” is a three-part documentary series that goes […]
Hartsfield-Jackson named world’s busiest airport for 19th consecutive year
By Andy Gobeil Deputy Director, Policy and Communications Mayor Kasim Reed announced Thursday, Feb. 2 at his final State of the City breakfast that for the 19th consecutive year — and in every year during his tenure as mayor — Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was named the world’s busiest airport. ATL served 104,171,935 passengers […]
ATL marks Human Trafficking Awareness Month, signs pledge to protect children from exploitation
By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is marking it with a series of events to inform the public about its dangers, warning signs and heavy toll. “Every year, men, women and children fall prey to human trafficking, which is believed […]
Roosevelt Council, Jr. sheds ‘interim’ title, appointed general manager of ATL
By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager By a unanimous Atlanta City Council vote Jan. 3, Roosevelt Council, Jr. took the helm of the world’s busiest and most efficient airport as general manager after serving more than seven months as interim GM. With more than 101 million passengers last year and climbing, ATL […]
Coming home for the holidays, soldiers enjoy USO Center
By Anika Robertson Senior Editor/Assistant Public Relations Manager Heading home for the holidays is always a blessing, especially for our soldiers stationed all over the world. During the week of Christmas, approximately 6,000 service men and women travelled through Hartsfield-Jackson on their way home. Many stopped at the USO Center, the recently upgraded 3,200-square-foot facility […]
‘Ludacris’ opens first Airport restaurant Chicken + Beer
By Anika Robertson Senior Editor / Assistant Public Relations Manager Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) leaders joined Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and executives from Jackmont Hospitality Inc. to celebrate the opening of Chicken + Beer on Dec. 12 at ATL. The restaurant, named for Ludacris’ third studio album, is Jackmont Hospitality’s second independently developed concept at the Airport […]
