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Atlanta tops traffic list 4th year in a row
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport leads the list of the busiest airports in the United States ... again. According to a report by the Federal Aviation Administration, it was home to 978,084 takeoffs and landings in 2008. That's a 1 percent drop from the year before but still indicates that the tarmac was awfully busy. Chicago O'Hare followed with 881,566, down 5 percent from 2007, 926,973. Put simply, either airport had more flight operations than Boston has people.
I guess this is something to keep in mind the next time you complain about a delay, sigh over long lines or wear a frown when that moron in front of you doesn't remember to pull out his license at the ticket counter.
Who am I kidding? I'll still be miserable, and I'm sure I won't be alone.
[Via USA Today]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Nathaniel Jan 25th 2009 11:19AM
And the amazing thing is, it is a well run airport. I flew through Atlanta to get to Tennessee and back again last March and both times I experienced almost no flight delays on the tarmac. It was a great experience.