A big time winner at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
United States
December 28, 2015 10:37am CST
I guess someone sat at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with a hand-held clicker and counted the travelers who walked through the doors. That must be quite a job. One person walked into that airport as a passenger and walked out as a winner
One Hundred Million passengers in a year and it's the only airport to be able to claim that. The man who made it the 100 million is a big time winner of a new car, two tickets to anywhere and a $500 gift card.
Many years ago I spent time at that airport but my more recent experience with it is driving south on I-75 and looking at the sky to see the planes right above my head in the process of landing or taking off. That's as close as I get to flying.
Unfortunately I didn't catch the man's name, but I'm sure he's on a high!
Photo: pixabay.com/en/plane-aircraft-take-off-sky-50893/
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Dec 15
What a lucky guy. I don't fly either, I'm not afraid I just don't like their rules. There is plenty to see right here in the good ol US of A. I can drive and I'm in charge.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
29 Dec 15
@fishtiger58 Who isn't on a fixed income. But we don't camp - camping to me is the Holiday Inn.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Dec 15
We only drive within an 8 hour ride...now more than that...that's my rule.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill Sounds good. we will go a bit farther, but we camp along the way so it's not so darn expensive. We are on a fixed income.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Dec 15
That place is huge and so many people and planes you can understand why delays.
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@LadyDuck (502914)
• Italy
28 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill I know, but when you arrive from Europe and you have to catch a connection it's horrible and every time we transited through that airport, our bags arrived at final destination one or two days later.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Dec 15
@LadyDuck That can happen at any airport. When we came back from our honeymoon in Grand Cayman they lost our luggage between there and Charlotte - we had to say at a hotel (due to weather) and I had nothing with me - couldn't' even take my contacts out! They del. our luggage to our home 2 days later - with my wet bathing suit still wet in the bag!
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@mawhite (242)
• United States
28 Dec 15
That's an amazing prize! To think of winning all those things at the same time! His head must be spinning :)
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
29 Dec 15
It will spin more when he has to pay the taxes!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Dec 15
The look on his face he was quite surprised!
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@gr8nana6 (6614)
• Conyers, Georgia
29 Dec 15
@AbbyGreenhill I can imagine, I probably would have fainted, lol.
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@Marilynda1225 (91206)
• United States
28 Dec 15
Wow how lucky for that man who walked through as their 100 million customer. He's probably one of the few people who had a good experience traveling the last few days
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Dec 15
That is one lucky man! We fly when we can't drive - over oceans, but usually we are driving. Atlanta is an interesting airport, can't remember when i was there last but I too watch the planes as we drive by.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
31 Dec 15
People who live where I live travel the 2 hours to that airport because it's cheaper than flying out of Knoxville or Chattanooga....I'd rather pay more an not drive to ATL, not my favorite ride in the world.
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@LeaPea2417 (40062)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 Dec 15
That is amazing. Good for him. It is a busy airport. The last time I flew out of that airport was in March 2010 when my husband and I flew to Tucson Arizona to visit two of his sisters who live there.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Dec 15
The last time I was there was in the 80's...My last flight was in 1998 - and I have no desire to fly ever again.
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Dec 15
I forget what kind of car it was I'm sure it will be on the news again later.
@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
1 Jan 16
I would totally sell the car, and pay off the ones I have, that would rock indeed!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 Dec 15
Sure is a lot of traffic - and they just made a new exit off the interstate for that airport.
