New Atlanta Runway to Ease Congestion

By Don Nadeau, on May 18, 2006, in Travel

By May 27, William B. Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport will use a fifth runway, which is expected to significantly ease congestion and cut delays at this busy airport. More than 40% of Delta Airlines passengers pass through Atlanta, and AirTran also uses Atlanta as its main operations base. Delta, which is also turning New York's JFK airport into a hub, expects huge benefits from this increase in capacity throughout its system.