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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport latest news and updates from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport latest news and updates from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Donald Trump arrives at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport ahead of a campaign rally, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Placeholder ImageCredit: AP

Delta CEO expects Trump presidency will be ‘positive’ for the airline

Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Donald Trump was "helpful" to the carrier in his first term in the White House and expects the same during his return.

A Delta jet is seen at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. Miguel Martinez /miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.comPlaceholder ImageCredit: Miguel Martinez/AJC

Delta fliers try new tactics to reach elite SkyMiles status. You can too

Some Delta travelers are booking vacation packages to earn more credits toward elite frequent flier status.

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Why Delta is backing an Atlanta private jet company

Delta private jet partner Wheels Up is staging a recovery from nearly two years of declining revenue.

Charles Sanders puts a shine on the shoes of Dom Morea of Sandy Springs at Hartsfield-Jackson International. Sanders co-owns Master Shine, which has the current contract for shoeshine stands. The airport is rebidding the contract for the first time in years and plans to double the number of locations. Curtis Compton /ccompton@ajc.comPlaceholder ImageCredit: undefined

Hartsfield-Jackson’s longtime shoeshiner dies at 85

Longtime shoe-shiner Charles E. Sanders was a fixture at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, a familiar sight to anyone who regularly passed through the terminal.

Passengers seek assistance at Delta ticket counters at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on July 24, 2024. (John Spink/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)Placeholder ImageCredit: TNS

What you need to know about new airline refund rules for flight changes

New rules took effect this week requiring airlines to give automatic refunds when they cancel or significantly change a flight, if the alternative is not acceptable.

On Valentine's Day 2008 Delta employee Chris Wells (left), seated on a Boeing 767, receives a congratulatory pin from Joanne Smith, who was then a Delta senior vice president of in-flight services and global product development, at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Most recently, Smith has served as the airline's chief people officer.Placeholder ImageCredit: John Spink

A top Delta Air Lines executive is retiring. These leaders are moving up

Delta Air Lines Chief People Officer Joanne Smith will retire at the end of 2024, according to the company.

Business representatives were observed taking photos and notes on multiple shops that will become available for rent during the concessions tour held by Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Monday, March 11, 2024. Hartsfield-Jackson awards concessions contracts for restaurants and shops through the city of Atlanta’s procurement process. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)Placeholder ImageCredit: Miguel Martinez

Hartsfield-Jackson program to help small businesses compete for contracts

The ATL Concessions Small Business Academy will help small businesses to better understand the process of competing for concessions contracts and operating in an airport.

While some other airlines including United had mass flight cancellations after an outage that stemmed from security updates related to Microsoft 365 apps and services from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, Delta had far more cancellations than any other U.S. airline. (John Spink/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)Placeholder ImageCredit: TNS

CrowdStrike strikes back against Delta with a lawsuit of its own

CrowdStrike and Delta Air Lines disagree on who is at fault for Delta's meltdown after CrowdStrike's faulty software update, and on which court should hear the case.

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Friday, July 19, 2024 as a massive outage affected Microsoft users around the globe, disrupting airlines, railways, banks, stock exchanges and other businesses. U.S. airlines including Delta, United and American grounded flights, and airlines and airports across the globe are affected. The source of the outage involves security updates related to Microsoft 365 apps and services from cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike. For several hours, Atlanta-based Delta grounded its entire global flight schedule. Just before 8 a.m., Delta said some flight operations had resumed. (John Spink/AJC)Placeholder ImageCredit: John Spink

Delta files lawsuit against CrowdStrike over outage that triggered meltdown

Delta Air Lines filed a lawsuit against CrowdStrike over a July 19 faulty software update that upended its operations.

Passengers head through a security checkpoint at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta on Friday, July 1, 2022. (AJC 2022)Placeholder ImageCredit: TNS

Hartsfield-Jackson still No. 1 for guns caught at US airports. Here’s how many

In the first nine months of the year, there were again more guns found at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson than at any other airport.