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Hartsfield-Jackson is advising travelers to get to the airport 2.5-3 hours before their flights.
You may need extra time to:
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Masks are no longer federally required in airports or on planes.
The Transportation Security Administration allows extra flexibility for hand sanitizer at checkpoints, permitting one bottle of up to 12 oz. of hand sanitizer per passenger in carry-on bags. You will need to allow extra time at security for the bottle to be screened separately, since it’s larger than the typical limit of 3.4 oz. on other liquids. You can also bring disinfecting wipes in carry-on bags to wipe down surfaces in the airport or on the plane, if desired. Hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes are also permitted in checked bags.
Make sure you don’t pack prohibited weapons or other items in your bags. You can check TSA’s website to learn what’s prohibited.
TSA recommends travelers avoid wrapping gifts if possible. If a wrapped item triggers an alarm during screening, a security officer will need to unwrap it to determine if it is a security threat. Jams, jellies and syrups are considered liquids and cannot be in carry-on bags if the container is larger than 3.4 oz.
Parking is causing frustrations for many travelers due to construction to shore up the domestic terminal decks. The airport has blocked off thousands of parking spaces to complete the work, and when parking decks and lots at the domestic terminal fill up, motorists looking for spots get turned away.
Economy parking near the terminal now costs $14 a day while daily parking is $19 a day. Hourly parking costs $3 per hour for the first and second hours.
There are other choices, and it helps to plan ahead and be prepared.
Consider taking MARTA to the airport. You can take a train to the MARTA Airport Station inside the domestic terminal. A few stations on the Red Line and Gold Line have long-term parking for $5 or $8 per day. Find more information on the MARTA website.
There are a variety of off-airport parking lots along Camp Creek Parkway and other locations around the airport. It’s a good idea to check with your off-airport parking lot operator for any changes or new policies. Private off-airport parking lots can also fill up quickly, and may turn away motorists who don’t have a reservation. Consider booking a space online at a private off-airport lot.
Two new airport-run parking options opened in 2021: The ATL West deck and the ATL Select parking lot.
The new ATL West parking deck at 4199 SkyTrain Way in College Park is connected to the domestic terminal by SkyTrain and allows you to pay via Peach Pass. It costs $16 a day, which is more than economy parking but less than daily parking.
The new ATL Select park-ride lot is located at 1800 Sullivan Road in College Park, a new option after the closure of Park Ride Lot A to make way for construction of a taxiway end-around. The ATL Select lot costs $10 a day for uncovered parking, which is the same price as Park Ride Lot C that’s also now open. ATL Select covered parking costs $14 a day, the same rate as economy parking.
While the ATL West deck and ATL Select lot offer more spaces, they sometimes reach capacity.
CELL PHONE LOT CHANGE
Hartsfield-Jackson has relocated its cell phone lot.
The new cellphone lot is farther from the terminal, but more centrally located for motorists going to both Terminal South and Terminal North to pick up friends or family arriving on flights.
“Meeter-greeters” can now wait in a lot west of the terminal, with the new cell phone lot occupying part of the hold lot used by taxi and shuttle drivers. Motorists should follow signs to the cellphone lot on message boards along airport roads.
Hartsfield-Jackson has three checkpoints in the domestic terminal, including the Main checkpoint, the North checkpoint, and an expanded South checkpoint.
If you’re a PreCheck member, go to the South checkpoint, which has CT (computed tomography) machines at automated smart lanes. Non-PreCheck members can use the Main or North checkpoints.
The Main checkpoint has several lanes closed due to construction, causing wait times of 40 minutes or more during busy periods, with long lines and backup through the terminal. Passengers may be routed to another area in the terminal to get in line for security screening.
TSA uses credential authentication technology to scan photo IDs at checkpoints at Hartsfield-Jackson and many other airports. The technology can better detect fraudulent IDs and is linked to a pre-screening database to confirm flight details without scanning a boarding pass.
SECURITY LINE CHOICES:
Standard, PreCheck and Clear. You can check the airport’s website at atl.com/times for security wait times.
STANDARD:
Standard TSA lines require travelers to remove their coats, shoes and belts; take permitted liquids out of carry-ons, and remove large electronic devices (including tablets and laptops) from bags.
TSA PRECHECK:
The TSA PreCheck lines at the domestic terminal are at the South checkpoint, instead of at the Main checkpoint as they have been in the past.
TSA PreCheck offers expedited screening, with the chance to keep on your shoes, belt and jacket and leave liquids in your suitcase. TSA recently reduced the cost to enroll in PreCheck to $78 for five years, down from $85. It still costs $70 to renew online.
TSA has encouraged travelers to sign up for PreCheck to get through screening more efficiently and reduce touchpoints such as the need to handle a bin in some cases.
You can apply online and schedule an appointment at a PreCheck enrollment center.
CLEAR:
Biometric ID technology firm Clear operates specially designated security lines for its members at Hartsfield-Jackson. The company sells memberships for $189 a year, with discounts for Delta SkyMiles members. Clear members at the checkpoint can verify their identities through an iris scan.
The Clear line at the South checkpoint is now for PreCheck-enrolled Clear members. The Clear line at the Main checkpoint is for non-PreCheck Clear members going through standard security.
TSA SMART LANES:
Most of the lanes at the Transportation Security Administration’s domestic security checkpoints are automated screening lanes.
The “smart” automated screening lanes are aimed at speeding the process of security screening, but they require a different process for travelers and can take some getting used to.
If you are in the domestic terminal at an automated screening lane with larger bins and metal conveyors, here’s what you need to know:
REAL ID DELAY:
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government delayed plans to start requiring travelers to have “Real ID” designated driver licenses or IDs to get through airport security checkpoints. The “Real ID” requirement will now take effect May 3, 2023. Most Georgia drivers have the updated Real ID licenses with a star in the top right corner but those with older licenses that are not Real ID compliant should get new licenses if they plan to use them during air travel in May 2023 or later.
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There are now upper-level pedestrian bridges connecting the domestic terminal to the upper levels of the Terminal South and Terminal North parking decks. Take elevators or stairs up from the parking decks to reach the pedestrian bridges that connect to the terminal.
Airport officials suggest passengers consider walking to their concourse through the underground walkways instead of taking the Plane Train people-mover, to avoid crowds and reduce congestion on the train. The airport’s Transportation Mall underground walkways have art and exhibits on display between concourses.
Due to construction of a Plane Train extension and new escalators and elevators, travelers who arrive on flights in Atlanta and need to use elevators (such as for strollers or wheelchairs) must exit at Concourse T. During certain nighttime construction periods, all travelers must walk from Concourse T to the domestic terminal and baggage claim. Listen for announcements on the Plane Train and signs that direct travelers to baggage claim.
Some concessions at the airport have not yet fully reopened with regular hours. Those that are open sometimes have long lines or waits for food. Hartsfield-Jackson has information on its website on which concessions are open.
If you buy food in the domestic terminal before going through security, be aware that you cannot bring liquids of more than 3.4 oz. through the security checkpoint and officers may ask travelers to separate some food from carry-ons for screening in X-ray machines.
Although you can’t bring beverages through screening, you can bring an empty water bottle from home and fill it up at filling stations on the concourses, or you can buy a beverage after passing through security.
You can use airlines’ apps and websites to check in online and seek customer service, reducing touchpoints and crowds at the airport.
Major carriers including Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines have discontinued many of their change fees, making it easier for people to change their travel plans.
Delta in June started boarding many of its domestic flights earlier to improve on-time performance. The airline increased the time allowed for boarding single-aisle, narrow-body planes to 40 minutes from 35 minutes.
If you have a Delta Sky Club membership or plan to go to a Sky Club during your trip, be aware that some of them have long lines and wait times to enter during peak periods. The rebound in travel combined with extensions of elite frequent flier status during the pandemic is causing congestion inside the airport lounges.
TERMINAL SOUTH
TERMINAL NORTH
INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL
The airport has an Uber/Lyft Rideshare Pickup Zone near the Terminal North economy lot, about a five-minute walk from the terminal.
There are no Uber and Lyft pickup areas at Terminal South. Drop-offs before your flight will still be at curbside.
To get to the Rideshare Pickup Zone, walk through the Terminal North baggage claim, then take an escalator down to the lower level. Exit out to the curbside and follow orange signs to walk across the crosswalk, go into the parking deck, turn left at the sign and follow the path. Cross over another crosswalk to the pickup zone and then request your ride after arriving.
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With the getaway time just about the corner, airport terminals are about to be busier than at any time. In accordance to Hopper, the range of men and women touring this holiday getaway season is predicted to increase above pre-pandemic actions. If you plan to hit the highway, it is essential to get ready your overall body for a very long working day of sitting down and uncover approaches to ease again discomfort during vacation vacation.
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No matter if it is a prolonged car experience up north or a flight somewhere tropical, here are some suggestions to assist you continue to be physically sound all through getaway vacation.
Soothing just before a journey is needed for the physique and the thoughts. The weeks leading up to a trip can be stressful and pre-journey anxiousness is usual for most folks. Getting deep, controlled breaths prior to you get in the car or truck or on a flight will enhance air flow within just your overall body and brain, supporting you quiet nerves, decrease tension stages and start out your getaway off on the proper foot.
Street trips and extended flights contain a good deal of sitting down with minor-to-no physical activity. Remaining in the similar placement for an extended period of time can lead to blood clots and other well being problems. When feasible, stand up, wander around, stretch and loosen the system. This can be accomplished for the duration of bathroom breaks, filling up at a gas station, or any time you commence to feel soreness or stiffness.
Keeping hydrated appears basic but can easily slip the mind. On ordinary, grownups will need 10 to 16 cups of drinking water per working day to hold the physique temperature regulated, joints lubricated and organs operating effectively. Getting nicely-hydrated also increases rest high-quality, cognition, and temper. If you’re traveling for the much better element of the working day and discover yourself keeping away from liquids so you really don’t have to use the toilet, you’re location oneself up for discomfort later down the line.
Back discomfort is generally induced by a problem termed spinal stenosis. Our working day-to-working day life consist of a ton of sitting down, staring a telephones or televisions and not just about enough physical motion. Since of this, our spines are constantly place in a compromised place which can guide to spinal stenosis. If traveling in a car or truck or on a plane has induced increased agony and irritation, take into consideration the pursuing.
Roll on a security ball or foam roller
When you use a foam roller or balance ball, your physique excess weight is utilised from the roller to use direct pressure on induce points. Typically, effective procedure commences by rolling back again and forth in excess of a stiff or sensitive area for among 30 and 60 seconds. This method is the only most secure way to stabilize your back again.
Stay away from cracking joints
Whenever you crack your individual again or neck joint, you go in a forward movement. This is very unsafe and can induce much more soreness or even long-lasting destruction to your spinal twine. If you truly feel your back needs an adjustment, constantly look for a professional.
Be proactive about sustaining spinal alignment
Recognizing the point that your backbone is exceptionally mechanical can transform the way you consider about maintaining healthier spinal discs. Staying proactive about protecting the alignment of the vertebra affiliated with each and every spinal disc can support protect the anatomy of the spine and avert suffering. Be cognizant of your posture when sitting down and standing, neck angles when searching at your cellular phone or studying a e book and strengthen your back again and shoulder muscular tissues through work out.
To go extra in-depth about spinal care and how to alleviate back again soreness, Resolve24 Joint Biomechanics is hosting a absolutely free seminar on Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. where by we’ll cover a selection of back and spine-connected problems. To sign up, check out correct24wellnessstudio.com or connect with (480) 419-1500.
Anywhere your spot normally takes you this calendar year, we hope you have a healthy journey there.
Author: Dr. Michael Robb is Chiropractic Health practitioner and Founder of Resolve24 Joint Biomechanics. Driven by passion and the want to revive structural healthcare, Dr. Robb researched a one of a kind form of Chiropractic referred to as, the Gonstead procedure. Eventually, Dr. Robb opened his clinic in Scottsdale and identified as it Resolve24 Joint Biomechanics. This is where by he made and practiced his new procedure named “The Fix24 System”.