Officials at the world's busiest airport in Atlanta say they expect nearly 2-million people to pass through before holiday season 2007 officially ends. At Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, the Friday before Christmas saw passenger numbers peak at 324-thousand, says airport spokesperson Herschel Grangent. Grantgent says things ran smoothly on the ground, despite the volume. "We had an agreement with the TSA to keep all the lanes open for screening throughout all the peak times, which helped us to stay on top of everything." And, for the day after Christmas, Grangent says ... "We're expecting about 300-thousand people to come through. But, we're making plans to manage that by keeping as many personnel here as possible to help keep the crowd moving and get everybody where they're trying to go." Bad weather in the Midwest has not affected flights in and out of Hartsfield. However, there is a bit of a delay if you have to go through security. Estimated wait times at the airport's nearly 2-dozen gates is running about 20 minutes.
