Attention Atlanta Flyers: Long Lines Re-Appear at Hartsfield

If you need to pass through security at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport, you should know that this at 7:30 this morning passengers waited as long as 50 minutes in line.  Airport authorities attributed to long lines to the start of the summer vacation season.  Normally, about 250,000 passengers pass through the airport each day; this week that number ballooned to 370,000 passengers. 

But wait, it gets worse: On Wednesday, the wait time in security lines was as long as two hours, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  Some passengers missed flights as a result.

Busiest times: between 8 and 9 a.m. and 2 and 3 p.m.  Generally speaking, of course, early morning is the best time to fly because there's less chance of back-ups and congestion in the sky.  In Atlanta, at least, long security lines this week made that advice moot.

My advice: If it looks as if you might miss your flight, go to the head of the line and show your boarding pass to a TSA agent and VERY politely ask someone if you can cut in line.

Check out wait times on the airport's web site.