The partial government shutdown is ongoing, but agents of the Transportation Security Administration are starting to receive some back pay after over 40 days without a check, despite showing up for work.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are now assisting with long security lines that stretched out the doors at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport early on Monday morning. ICE agents deploy to Atlanta airport to assist with security lines. The public's response is mixed
GPB's Peter Biello speaks with Professor Ram Chellappa of Emory University's Goizueta Business School about the impact of airport delays on airport, airlines, and passengers.
President Donald Trump’s decision to order federal immigration agents to U.S. airports to help with security is drawing concerns that their presence may escalate tensions among air travelers and screeners.
The hourslong security lines at a handful of U.S. airports this week highlight the potential problems when a government shutdown coincides with the busy spring break travel season.
State officials and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are facing criticism for a lack of information following a Friday jet fuel spill that contaminated the Flint River, which provides drinking water to 400,000 people south of Atlanta and in central Georgia.
Bad weather can derail even the best-laid travel plans. When that happens, U.S. airlines must provide refunds for canceled flights. If winter weather is expected, airlines might also allow you to postpone your trip without fees.
Due to the U.S. government shutdown, shortages of air traffic controllers are straining operations and a reduced capacity starting Nov. 7 at 40 airports around the country could mean flight disruptions and cancellations.
The purpose of the reduction of flights is to keep air space safer. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the busiest in the world and is one of the "Core 30" airports in the country.
Federal prosecutors have charged a Georgia man arrested this week at Atlanta's airport after his family told police he planned a shooting. He faces charges of attempted violence at an international airport and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Police have arrested a 49-year-old man accused of threatening to open fire at the world’s busiest airport in Atlanta and say an assault rifle was found in his car.
A new Georgia law gives the state’s Department of Transportation the power to regulate electric air taxis, positioning Georgia as a national leader in air mobility and autonomous transportation. In this episode of Lawmakers Huddle, Chairman Todd Jones explains how eVTOL aircraft, vertiports, and drone deliveries are quickly turning the Jetsons’ vision into Georgia’s reality.
Visitors to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, the world's busiest, are now greeted with a large mural honoring former President Jimmy and first lady Rosalynn Carter.
