Now there’s no dispute: Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International is the world’s busiest airport
The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that the Atlanta airport has passed Chicago O'Hare in takeoffs and landings. For several years, Atlanta had led O’Hare in terms of the number of departing passengers, but O’Hare had more flight operations –- until now. The Associated Press writes that “a possible explanation for the surge at the Atlanta airport is fleet and operational changes at Delta Air Lines, which has its hub in Atlanta.” After filing for bankruptcy in September, Delta shifted more flights to Atlanta after closing its Dallas hub and scaling back operations in Cincinnati. Chicago officials pointed to voluntary flight caps that were introduced at O’Hare last year in an effort to reduce delays.