Travel on WACN 21 Newshttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/tags/travel/Recent content in Travel on WACN 21 NewsHugoen-us© 2026 WACN 21 News. All rights reserved.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:45:00 -0400Hartsfield-Jackson sets new record for busiest day in airport historyhttps://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/hartsfield-record-day/Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:30:00 -0400https://wacn21-news-1a92c2.pages.catalystgroup.tech/local/hartsfield-record-day/<p>Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport logged its <strong>busiest day ever</strong> on Thursday, with <strong>268,412 passengers</strong> moving through its terminals — a 4 percent jump over the previous record set in July 2019, the airport announced Friday morning.</p> <p>The single-day total was driven by a confluence of factors, airport officials said: the kickoff of summer travel season, a major convention at the Georgia World Congress Center, and <strong>FIFA World Cup</strong> match-day traffic from fans heading to Atlanta&rsquo;s Mercedes-Benz Stadium.</p>