On the eve of restoring service on one of the longest flights in the world — a 17-hour nonstop from Atlanta to Johannesburg set to restart Aug. 1 — Delta Air […]
Category: Airport City
Posted inIsrael
Nonstop Israel Flights Return to Atlanta After Decade-Long Hiatus
After a more than a decade-long hiatus, nonstop flights to the Israeli commercial hub of Tel Aviv are set to take off from Atlanta once again May 10. Delta Air Lines […]
Posted inCanada
Air Canada Launches New Montreal Flights from Atlanta
Air Canada launched two daily flights from Atlanta to Montreal Wednesday, entering head-to-head competition with hometown airline Delta Air Lines Inc. on a route linking two major North American business […]
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Hartsfield-Jackson Reclaims World’s Busiest Airport Title
After a COVID-induced dip that led to it falling out of the No. 1 slot last year, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is once again back on top of the world […]
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Travel on the Mend as Atlanta Airport Hosts 75 Million Passengers in 2021
Atlanta’s airport hasn’t quite returned fully to its pre-pandemic form, but it did host 75 million passengers in 2021, showing that air travel at what had long been the world’s […]
Posted inAirport City
Copa’s Flight to Panama Offers Atlanta Travelers Deeper Reach Into Latin America
Panama’s Copa Airlines launched a nonstop flight four times a week to Atlanta last weekend, competing directly with Delta Air Lines Inc. on the route and offering one-stop access to an array […]
Posted inAirport City, Diplomacy, Jamaica, Travel
Frontier Airlines Launches Flight to Atlanta’s Jamaican Sister City
Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines launched nonstop flights from Atlanta to Montego Bay, Jamaica, and Cancun, Mexico, in early November, adding new international destinations 31 cities the Denver-based airline serves out of […]
Posted inGermany
Delta: Unclear When Stuttgart Flight Will Once Again Link German, Georgian Auto Hubs
As Delta Air Lines Inc. resumes flights to two German hubs this year, the fate of the longstanding nonstop flight to Stuttgart, the hometown of two auto giants with U.S. […]
Posted inAirport City, Business
Hartsfield-Jackson Named Most Efficient Airport for 18th Straight Year
While its “world’s busiest” moniker took a hit during the travel pandemonium that was 2020, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remained the most efficient airport in the world for the 18th […]
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Vanderlande Industries to Hire 500 in Cobb Expansion
Netherlands-based Vanderlande Industries, a maker of conveyance systems with installations at more than 600 airports worldwide, is set to expand its North American headquarters in Georgia, investing $59 million and […]