We have flown Atlanta over a dozen times until around 06/07.

When we were flying Delta they were the least expensive but they did consistently keep shortening their boarding/connecting times, to the point where it was a concern.

Our last time international terminal was "E" and we always managed to use the tram quite effectively to arrive quickly after de-boarding. Last time was something like 54min to re-board, only 1 time did we have to sprint (literally) but that was due to our flight from KC arriving 15 or 20 min late due to late take off.

On the Christmas deal we flew thru Atlanta 3 days prior to Christmas, we arrived the night before to be prepared, stayed at a close by hotel, arrived next morning 3.5hrs ahead of time only to find 3 to 4 THousand people in line for international flights. It was so bad the Atlanta news was there filming it. Thankfully we raised our hands for help after 2 hours and only moving a few hundred feet, and they put us on airport carts and moved us to the front. That is the only reason we made it. Thats the last time we flew Delta. Since then its Charlotte, US Air, competitive pricing, points on our us airways card, small easy,user frindly connectable airport. This 2006/07 holidays and it spilled deep into the outside sidewalks.

For us it kind of soured us on Atlanta, besides all the perma-construction, re-modeling and lengthy walk/ jogs to the tram.

Jamb