Airport Hilton security
03-29-2026 | 10:09 AM
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I have a friend who is a police Lieutenant in College Park. He has told me many times, do not park your car at any of the hotels near the training center, do not be out after dark, and even before dark don’t be out in that area alone.
It fascinates me that Delta continues to house crew members in these hotels and that we even maintain a training center there.
It fascinates me that Delta continues to house crew members in these hotels and that we even maintain a training center there.
If you asked 100 people in training, at least 75 would say they want to be next to the training center. What are the alternatives? The area by the convention center? Great, train access, but there is absolutely nothing that way but hotels. There is nothing, and I mean nothing west or south of the airport but econo-box hotels and strip malls.
Fine, how about Buckhead, Midtown or Downtown? Ok, you'll be stuck in traffic from 30 to 45 minutes heading to the hotel about 18 hours of the day. Each of those locations have their own set of problems.
The only real solution is to move training out of ATL, which will never happen. Or you could try to go to training in SLC. The northies had an awesome setup...downtown St. Paul, 20 minutes to training that was outside the normal traffic congestion, but we sold that off as soon as they remodeled it.
03-29-2026 | 10:19 AM
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While I agree, it's an impossible situation.
If you asked 100 people in training, at least 75 would say they want to be next to the training center. What are the alternatives? The area by the convention center? Great, train access, but there is absolutely nothing that way but hotels. There is nothing, and I mean nothing west or south of the airport but econo-box hotels and strip malls.
Fine, how about Buckhead, Midtown or Downtown? Ok, you'll be stuck in traffic from 30 to 45 minutes heading to the hotel about 18 hours of the day. Each of those locations have their own set of problems.
The only real solution is to move training out of ATL, which will never happen. Or you could try to go to training in SLC. The northies had an awesome setup...downtown St. Paul, 20 minutes to training that was outside the normal traffic congestion, but we sold that off as soon as they remodeled it.
If you asked 100 people in training, at least 75 would say they want to be next to the training center. What are the alternatives? The area by the convention center? Great, train access, but there is absolutely nothing that way but hotels. There is nothing, and I mean nothing west or south of the airport but econo-box hotels and strip malls.
Fine, how about Buckhead, Midtown or Downtown? Ok, you'll be stuck in traffic from 30 to 45 minutes heading to the hotel about 18 hours of the day. Each of those locations have their own set of problems.
The only real solution is to move training out of ATL, which will never happen. Or you could try to go to training in SLC. The northies had an awesome setup...downtown St. Paul, 20 minutes to training that was outside the normal traffic congestion, but we sold that off as soon as they remodeled it.
It would be a small inconvenience for pickups, but safety wise I like that trade off. Someone is going to get hurt in that area we are in now. It's not just us, the FA's are there for training as well. That's a target rich environment. What are you going to say when someone is seriously injured (or worse) walking back to the hotel from the center? Is it worth someone's health and well being to sit in a van an extra 30 mins? IDK the answer. But the areas around the training center and GO buildings have deteriorated safety wise over the years.
03-29-2026 | 10:57 AM
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I've been to Flight Safety a few times there so I know the area well.
The company needs to lean on the local government to clean up the area. They have the political muscle to make it happen. And the hotel needs to also spend the money to secure their own property. If the security guard says that its a known issue but yet the hotel does not do enough to combat it, then they might could maybe be held liable.
The company needs to lean on the local government to clean up the area. They have the political muscle to make it happen. And the hotel needs to also spend the money to secure their own property. If the security guard says that its a known issue but yet the hotel does not do enough to combat it, then they might could maybe be held liable.
03-29-2026 | 10:58 AM
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03-29-2026 | 11:54 AM
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I've been to Flight Safety a few times there so I know the area well.
The company needs to lean on the local government to clean up the area. They have the political muscle to make it happen. And the hotel needs to also spend the money to secure their own property. If the security guard says that its a known issue but yet the hotel does not do enough to combat it, then they might could maybe be held liable.
The company needs to lean on the local government to clean up the area. They have the political muscle to make it happen. And the hotel needs to also spend the money to secure their own property. If the security guard says that its a known issue but yet the hotel does not do enough to combat it, then they might could maybe be held liable.
The security guard stopped me one day and said that he recommended that I park out back and not park in the front parking spots. Seemed very odd to me as there is much more visibility out front, but who knows, maybe he was in on it.
03-29-2026 | 12:12 PM
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If you're referring to the Hilton, the first time it was the front parking lot and the second time it was the back parking lot.
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