Nations Classroom Blog

For many students, traveling by airplane is an exciting adventure, filled with an array of sights, sounds, and new experiences.  But for some of our students, particularly those with sensory sensitivities or autism, air travel is a source of discomfort, anxiety and debilitating fear.  One airline, however, is on a mission to ease those anxieties. 

The United States makes up only roughly 4% of the world's population, yet is home to over 30% of the world's airports.  In fact, it's estimated that over 100 million visitors traveled through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2018, making it the busiest airport in the United States, a title held in Atlanta since 1998.  But there's a newly named "top airport" in the United States.  And this time, the rankings are based on quality over quantity.