ATLANTA — Long security lines are stretching through the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with waits of longer than 40 minutes during peak times, as construction work at the main checkpoint has closed some screening lanes.
The $66 million project to replace X-ray machines with more advanced scanners to screen carry-on bags started this month, with three of the lanes closed.
During busy periods, “you may see long lines,” Hartsfield-Jackson general manager Balram Bheodari acknowledged. “We’ve got capacity constraints.”