The world s busiest airport is beginning to look busy once more this weekend. Author: Neima Abdulahi (11Alive) Updated: 1:12 AM EDT April 5, 2021
ATLANTA Nearly a million people were estimated to have passed through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this holiday weekend.
A spokesperson for Hartsfield Jackson International Airport said they are prepared for the expected travel increase.
11Alive spoke with travelers at the airport during Easter weekend. Richard Merritt said he’s finally traveling after more than a year into the pandemic.
“It’s been more than a year. It’s safer to be safe than to be sorry,” he said.
Merritt said getting the vaccine helped him make the decision to book a flight.
Atlanta s airport warning travelers of busy Easter weekend
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ATLANTA - Atlanta s airport is warning travelers to prepare for a busy holiday weekend ahead of Easter Sunday.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials say they are expecting more than 900,000 passengers to travel either to, from, or through the airport during the upcoming weekend.
Due to the busy weekend, airport officials say they want to remind passengers of mandatory safety protocols including social distancing and the required use of face maks. We here at Hartsfield Jackson-Atlanta International Airport are excited to see an increase in passenger traffic during the holiday weekend, said Airport General Manager John Selden. As we welcome more travelers through ATL, we want them to know we are fully prepared with increased cleaning protocols, hand-sanitizing stations, free mask distribution and social distancing measures.
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Transporation Security Administration officers stopped a Cranberry man with a loaded .45-caliber handgun in his carry-on back at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday, April 1, 2021.
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Security officers at Pittsburgh International Airport on Thursday stopped the 10th person this year trying to bring a gun through the airport’s checkpoint, officials said.
A Transportation Security Administration officer spotted the gun in a man’s carry-on bag as it passed through the X-ray scanner, said TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein.
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