{"id":22696,"date":"2012-06-01T07:00:56","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=22696"},"modified":"2018-03-06T13:54:28","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T19:54:28","slug":"atlanta-vacationsatlanta-unveils-new-international-terminal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2012\/06\/atlanta-vacationsatlanta-unveils-new-international-terminal\/","title":{"rendered":"Atlanta unveils new international terminal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Terminal case: New international facilities at Atlanta International Airport<\/p><\/div>\n

By Mark Chesnut<\/em><\/p>\n

International travelers arriving, departing and connecting at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport<\/a> are likely to notice something new on their next trip, thanks to the opening last month of the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal.<\/p>\n

The first departure from the 1.2-million-square-foot facility was a Delta Air Lines<\/a> flight to Tokyo; a Delta flight from Dublin, Ireland, was the first arrival.<\/p>\n

A variety of retail outlets, restaurants and business services — as well as 12 new gates on the brand-new Concourse F — areamong the features. Eight security checkpoint lanes for international departing passengers and five security re-check lanes for connecting domestic passengers are designed to speed the flow.<\/p>\n

Passengers originating their international travel in Atlanta can make use of the terminal’s own entrance and check-in area, which also connects to Concourse E to create a 40-gate international complex.<\/p>\n

Connecting passengers can take the Plane Train, which has been extended to connect Concourse F and the international terminal to the airport’s other concourses. In addition. Atlanta-bound international passengers no longer have to recheck baggage, and can exit through the international terminal.<\/p>\n

The design itself was conceived to make a lasting impression. With sweeping lines, lots of natural light and neutral shades of tan and gray accented by honey, dark blue and red, the LEED-certified facility participates in the Airport Art Program, with four signature pieces\u00a0 — each made with different material by a different artist — giving passengers a chance to gaze at something more interesting than just a bunch roll-aboard suitcases.<\/p>\n

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