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Atlanta’s airport in the midst of busy holiday travel day

Holiday travelers navigate Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson December 20, 2019 Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport : Soldiers and the traveling public make their way to the security checkpoints past the atrium Christmas Tree on Friday, Dec. 20, 2019 at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. The Transportation Security Administration will screen some 42 million passengers at airport security checkpoints nationwide over the holiday travel season that began Dec. 19 and runs through Jan. 5. The forecast for crowds going through airports during that period is up 3.9 percent from a year ago and averages 2.6 million passengers a day. Travelers should allow extra time to get through security screening and ensure that they don’t bring prohibited liquids, weapons or other restricted items through checkpoints. The busiest days are expected to be Friday Dec. 20, Saturday Dec. 21, Friday Dec. 27 and Thursday Dec. 26. The least busy days are expected to be Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Christmas Day. The busiest day on record nationally for the Transportation Security Administration was Dec. 1 this year, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, when TSA screened more than 2.8 million travelers. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM (JOHN SPINK / AJC)

ATLANTA — By air…by road – travelers heading for their holiday destinations have made this a busier Sunday than normal across  metro Atlanta.

At Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, long lines were seen Sunday morning, on a day that was expected to be the busiest of this holiday week. Across the holiday period that extends through January 2nd, officials expect more than 3.7 million travelers to pass through Hartsfield-Jackson.

FlightAware.com on Sunday afternoon, showed more than 300 total delays for the day into/out of Hartsfield-Jackson.

Not helping matters is the weather. Rain has been falling  through the day Sunday, with temperatures only in the 40's.  There is good news in the days ahead: the forecast for the week sees rising temperatures and clearing, including rain-free and highs in the 60's for Christmas Eve and Day.



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