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News Articles: Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport

 A Delta Air Lines jetliner is shown at Denver International Airport in Denver, June 26, 2019. Delta Air Lines is changing its employee uniform policy following a turbulent ride through a social media storm started by a passenger's outrage over two flight attendants photographed wearing Palestinian pins.

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Two workers killed in an explosion at Delta Air Lines facility in Atlanta

Two workers are dead and a third injured after an explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport, according to multiple media reports.

August 27, 2024
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Radcliffe Bailey, artist whose work voiced dignity, joy and pain of ancestors, dies at 54

Bailey's assemblages, including installations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the High Museum, bridged cultural history with the modern Black experience.

November 15, 2023
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  • Kristi York Wooten
Travellers wait to go through security at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport in Atlanta, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2022.

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Police say woman stabbed taxi driver on interstate before injuring two others at the Atlanta airport

A police report says a woman with a knife stabbed a taxi driver as he drove down an interstate and then slashed an airline employee and a police lieutenant at the Atlanta airport before she was tackled by another officer. The 44-year-old woman was arrested and charged with four counts of aggravated assault.

October 12, 2023
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Comedian Eric André, right, speaks at a news conference outside the federal courthouse in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, as his attorneys Allegra Lawrence-Hardy, left, and Richard Deane watch. André and comedian Clayton English filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging that they were racially profiled and illegally stopped by Clayton County police at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

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Comedians sue over drug search program at Atlanta airport

Comedians Eric André and Clayton English are challenging a police program at the Atlanta airport they say violates the constitutional rights of airline passengers. They say the program particularly targets Black passengers through racial profiling and coercive searches.

October 11, 2022
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Bill to name Atlanta post office for John Lewis close to law

A bill to name Atlanta's main post office after the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis is close to becoming law. The measure passed the U.S. Senate unanimously on Wednesday.

September 22, 2022
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A police officer arrives on scene where a shooting occurred, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022, at a condominium in Atlanta.

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Atlanta police: 2 killed, 1 shot in Midtown neighborhood

Atlanta police say a woman fatally shot two people and wounded a third at two different locations in Atlanta's Midtown neighborhood and was later taken into custody at the city's airport. Investigators did not immediately know what prompted Monday's attack but said they believed the victims were targeted.

August 23, 2022
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Thousands of confrontations have plagued flight attendants and other airline and airport employees during the pandemic. Delta Air Lines has put more than 1,600 people on its “no fly” list in the wake of passengers and staff being harassed on flights amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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Federal funding supports Hartsfield-Jackson Airport upgrades

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is expanding thanks to new federal funding. The $40 million grant was announced by President Biden.

July 07, 2022
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  • Amanda Andrews
Travelers move in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport , Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in Atlanta.

Atlanta TSA Agent Dies From Coronavirus

A Transportation Security Administration officer in Atlanta died after contracting the coronavirus. To read more, visit AJC.com .

April 15, 2020
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Symptoms of the virus include fever, cough and difficulty breathing,

Public Health Screenings For Coronavirus To Begin At Atlanta Aiport

Atlanta's airport will be used to screen travelers for a new virus that originated in China. The Atlanta-based Centers For Disease Control and...

January 22, 2020
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  • Sophia Saliby
Nearly two million passengers are expected to travel through ATL over the Memorial Day holiday weekend beginning Thursday, May 23, through Tuesday, May 28.

Atlanta's Airport Offers Travel Tips For Memorial Day Weekend

As thousands of people prepare to travel during Memorial Day weekend, the world's busiest airport is preparing for major congestion. The travel period...

May 23, 2019
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  • Taylor Gantt

Clayton County Named One Of Top 25 U.S. Counties For Potential Measles Outbreak

As health officials across the country continue to fight a growing measles outbreak, Clayton County is among the places that the disease might spread...

May 10, 2019
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  • Taylor Gantt
Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, D- Md., the chairman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform is seeking a trove of information from Georgia's governor and secretary of state as it investigates reports of issues reported during the state's 2018 elections.

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Political Rewind: House Committee Investigating Georgia Elections

On this edition of Political Rewind , the House Oversight Committee announced Wednesday a new investigation into allegations of voter suppression in...

March 06, 2019
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Political Rewind: Controversial Bills Debut Ahead of Crossover Day

On this edition of Political Rewind, it’s been some time since legislators have taken a serious look at further restrictions on abortion in Georgia. But...

March 01, 2019
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  • Bill Nigut
A Transportation Security Administration employee checks in air travelers at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Atlanta.

High Wait Times At Atlanta Airport 9 Days Before Super Bowl

The world's busiest airport is experiencing long wait times to get through security just nine days before it expects 150,000 out-of-town visitors for...

January 25, 2019
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The Transportation Security Administration said Monday that Sunday's absence rate compared to 3.1 percent on the comparable Sunday a year ago.

TSA Screener Sick-outs Hit 10 Percent Over Holiday Weekend

The percentage of TSA airport screeners missing work has hit 10 percent as the partial government shutdown stretches into its fifth week. The...

January 22, 2019
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