Thick fog created major travel disruptions at the world’s busiest airport on Sunday, causing headaches for thousands of passengers flying in and out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
As of 4 p.m., there were 1,188 flight delays into and out of Atlanta and roughly 150 cancellations, according to FlightAware.com.
Delays were almost evenly split between arrivals and departures, though about 60 more flights were delayed leaving Atlanta than landing.
The fog cleared out of the metro area by mid-afternoon, but the ripple effect continued to impact flights nationwide.
Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones posted on social media that his flight to Atlanta had been diverted to Birmingham, Alabama, where he said he had been stuck for five hours.
Jones said he was flying Delta Air Lines, which experienced the most delays out of Atlanta on Sunday. Delta — headquartered in Atlanta — logged 860 delays and 117 cancellations, according to FlightAware.
FOX 5 reached out to Delta and Hartsfield-Jackson for comment.
