Posted October 8, 201410 yr I'm surprised there's no thread about ATL yet. Since flights keep getting cut at CVG, I find myself connecting through ATL more often than not. Atlanta Airport Officials Unveil Plan to Add 6th Runway and Upgraded Terminals "Travelers at the world’s busiest airport are likely to see new parking garages and renovated terminals over the next decade, and possibly a sixth runway and more concourses after that, according to a master plan proposed by Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport officials Wednesday." "The plan foresees converting international Concourse E to domestic use, while using Concourses F, G, H and I for international travelers. Plans are for another nine gates by 2021, and 33 gates by 2031. But sluggish passenger traffic growth could slow those plans."
October 8, 201410 yr Wow, 4 international concourses? That's awesome for ATL. I did see the latest OAG schedule and of course it has nothing but cuts for CVG.
December 24, 201410 yr I'm surprised there's no thread about ATL yet. Since flights keep getting cut at CVG, I find myself connecting through ATL more often than not. Atlanta Airport Officials Unveil Plan to Add 6th Runway and Upgraded Terminals "Travelers at the world’s busiest airport are likely to see new parking garages and renovated terminals over the next decade, and possibly a sixth runway and more concourses after that, according to a master plan proposed by Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport officials Wednesday." "The plan foresees converting international Concourse E to domestic use, while using Concourses F, G, H and I for international travelers. Plans are for another nine gates by 2021, and 33 gates by 2031. But sluggish passenger traffic growth could slow those plans." "Concourse I"?!?!?!?!?!?!? Are they being serious??? The new Concourse F is nice and all, but it seems they're already running out of room on the east side of the airport. A Concourse G seems challenging enough, much less H or I. There's not really a lot of room for that sixth runway either. Tight fit between the 2nd and 3rd runways to the South. And taxi-times from those southern runways are ALREADY pretty bad as is. Seriously, I know DELTA stands for "Directing Every traveLer Through Atlanta" --- but enough. They don't have to connect ALL their traffic there. I'm pretty sure there is at least one airport out there west of the Appalachians and east of the Mississippi that has 4 runways (3 parallel runways), thus allowing Delta to connect some traffic through there as well.
December 24, 201410 yr http://www.atlanta-airport.com/Airport/MasterPlan/assets/11x17-of-the-master-plan-recommended-plan.pdf.pdf
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