Atlanta airport sees effects of Spirit closure

Spirit Airlines has immediately ceased operations, leaving thousands of travelers stranded and 17,000 employees out of work.

Prayer service held for missing Atlanta teen Benjamin Brathwaite

Community members held a prayer service Friday night at Cascade United Methodist Church for missing 16-year-old Benjamin Brathwaite.

Search for missing southwest Atlanta teen enters fourth day

Benjamin Brathwaite, a 16-year-old student at KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, has been missing since Monday night after leaving his Southwest Atlanta home.

Delta passenger tries to open door on Atlanta tarmac

A Delta Air Lines passenger tried opening the plane door while on the tarmac at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Atlanta airport seeks help finding employee's missing son

The Atlanta airport community is joining the search for missing teenager Benjamin Braithwaite, who is the son of one of its employees.

Atlanta traveler forced to buy extra seat on Southwest flight

Tammy Parker says Southwest Airlines discriminated against her by forcing her to buy an extra seat at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport after an employee decided she was too large for a single chair.

New scam promises ships safe passage through Strait of Hormuz: report

Hundreds of ships stuck in the Persian Gulf because of the Strait of Hormuz closure are now facing a new threat: scams promising safe passage through the critical waterway in exchange for money. 

US transportation secretary seeks $10B to modernize air traffic control

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is seeking $10 billion from Congress to advance the next phase of modernizing the nation’s aging air traffic control system.

Georgia 400 express lanes project getting underway

State leaders are marking the start of a major infrastructure project along Georgia 400 aimed at reducing congestion and improving connectivity in metro Atlanta with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Oil prices climbing again amid US-Iran standoff in Strait of Hormuz

Crude oil prices rose again Sunday as tensions between the U.S. and Iran kept tankers from using the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway in the Persian Gulf.

Person shot on MARTA bus near Columbia Drive

A shooting on a bus at a busy DeKalb County intersection sent one person to the hospital Saturday evening.

Atlanta airport expands facial recognition security gates

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is expanding its use of biometric technology to move passengers through security lines more quickly.

Pole crashes through bus window at Atlanta airport

A metal height-clearance barrier crashed through the front window of a bus Tuesday morning at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

MARTA launches NextGen Bus Network in Atlanta Saturday

MARTA is preparing to overhaul its entire transit system Saturday with the launch of the NextGen Bus Network, a massive transformation designed to move people across the region faster and more reliably.

$372K in cash seized at Atlanta airport so far in 2026

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over $372,000 in unreported currency from 24 travelers at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport during the first three months of 2026.

TSA workers at Hartsfield-Jackson face new pay delays

TSA workers at Hartsfield-Jackson are receiving back pay for the six-week government shutdown.

New MARTA bus rapid transit to connect downtown Atlanta to BeltLine

MARTA will launch its first bus rapid transit line, the Rapid A-Line, on April 18 to connect downtown Atlanta to the BeltLine.

Atlanta’s airport may swap TSA for private screeners

TSA workers called in sick in record numbers after going unpaid for six weeks during the shutdown.