Delta Air Lines Baggage Handling System

A two phase expansion of the Baggage Handling System for Delta Air Lines at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The first phase includes expansion of the system at the Terminal, Concourse B, and the 2,000 foot long underground baggage tunnel. The expansion includes the renovation of ten baggage carousels, the addition of two inbound conveyors and two high speed outbound conveyors, fifteen distribution baggage piers, 42,000 square feet of program space for ground operations, and rework of existing utilities for 269,000 square feet of apron level space. Also included is the addition of six 2,000 kVA transformers and two 5,000 A switchgear sets. Phase II involves a new inbound conveyor running from Concourse B to the Terminal Building, modifications of the existing baggage handling system serving the Terminal Building and Concourse B, addition of an inbound conveyor between Concourses B and C, and addition of eight baggage distribution piers and two carousels at Concourse C.

The International Air Transport Association awarded Delta’s Airport Customer Service team at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with the Baggage Improvement Program recognition for the hub’s 75% improvement in baggage handling since 2007. “No one can hold a candle to what this operation is and its complexity” – Greg Kennedy, s.v.p – Atlanta Worldport