Sunday, June 16, 2024 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is set to mark a significant milestone with an inaugural flight event celebrating its new partnership with Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS). This new collaboration introduces a direct route, featuring daily nonstop flights from ATL to Copenhagen (CPH), which will commence on June 17, 2024. The event symbolizes a major expansion in ATL’s international connectivity and further enhances its reputation as a global aviation hub.
Key figures attending the event include Balram Bheodari, the General Manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport; Anko van der Werff, CEO of SAS; and Jesper Møller Sørensen, the Ambassador of Denmark to the United States. Their presence underscores the importance of this new air route and the strong ties being forged between the U.S.
and Denmark through enhanced aviation links. The inaugural flight event is scheduled for Monday, June 17. Media personnel are expected to arrive by 4:15 p.
m., followed by a ceremonial water cannon salute at 5:15 p.m.
, a traditional aviation tribute for inaugural flights. The formal press event will then begin at 5:45 p.m.
, providing an opportunity for statements from the attending dignitaries and insights into the strategic implications of this new service. The event will take place at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, specifically at Concourse F located at 2600 Maynard H. Jackson Jr.
Blvd., Atlanta, GA 30354. Thi.