ATLANTA — Atlanta-Hartsfield Jackson is jam-packed on Tuesday as people conclude their Christmas travel.
Hartsfield says it has nearly 90,000 passengers made their way through the airport on Tuesday and several factors lead to delays.
According to a spokesperson, there were “an unusual number of employees who called in sick this morning.”
Airport officials also said blizzard warnings led to flight cancellations yesterday, and some of those flights were rescheduled to Tuesday.
There were also long lines at check-in counters.
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The airport listed TSA wait times as more than an hour at the main checkpoint as of Tuesday morning and shorter wait times at the north, lower north and south checkpoints.
But some travelers complained on social media that it was taking more than an hour just to check a bag and that security wait times were longer than listed on the airport’s website.
Channel 2′s Veronica Griffin talked to several travelers who said they got caught in the chaos.
“Back there at the split, they that was directing traffic told it would be a 40-minute wait from back there to get through security,” Mary Cobb Wittrock said.
We did our part - parked early and arrived early - Hartsfield , you’re not doing yours. We’ve been in the security line for 2 hours. Not even in the main security section yet. We’re going to miss our flight. This seems like your first rodeo. Seriously.
— Catherine Harris (@Catheri93045454) December 26, 2023
Atlanta airport told someone it’s going to be an hour and a half to check, a bag.
— Sailor Goon ⭐️✨ (@Nsbamb1) December 26, 2023
An hour and a half, to check a bag. An hour and a half, to check a BAG!!
The security line is outside the domestic baggage claim by carousel five.
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