UNSWEET TWEETS FROM LONG LINES

Travelers waiting at Hartsfield-Jackson tweet their irritations.

Long waits at security checkpoints at the “world’s most traveled” airport have generated some of the world’s most annoyed tweets by travelers stuck in the long lines.

For the past year, lines at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have regularly stretched into the atrium — and sometimes beyond — during busy times of the day.

Hartsfield-Jackson officials even threatened to replace federal screeners with private contractors, though they have backed off the idea and now say they are working with Transportation Security Administration on ways to reduce wait times.

Passengers who are less than satisfied can tweet questions to @ AskTSA, leave a comment in the comment boxes at checkpoints, ask for a supervisor or contact TSA via its website, TSA spokesman Mark Howell said.

But for many who see the long lines and get a sinking feeling in their stomach, the immediate response is to take a photo and vent their spleen on social media.

Some tweets are predictably unprintable. Here’s a sampling of some that aren’t:

— VKV was taken aback when she saw the line: I’ve lived in ATL my whole life and never seen the security line start this far back. @ ATLairport #help

— Kevin D. Williamson snarked about the public info announcements: I’m at ATL. I wish there were some convenient way of learning who the mayor is. Maybe an announcement every three minutes? @Cityofatlanta

— Cherchez La Femme observed: In the amount of time you gonna spend in the security checkpoint line at Hartsfield, you could’ve

Shelley Conklin Passenger at Hartsfield-Jackson

just drove to Chattanooga

— Frank Russo wanted to strangle the soundtrack: Hartsfield Jackson Airport started playing titanic-esque music while waiting in an enormous security line. Can’t make this crap up

— Shelley Conklin was simply gobsmacked: What is going on @ATL airport??!! Longest security line ever

— Trey Hammett liked the sax player, but ... : Sax musician entertaining security line to soothe wait in ATL. More open security lines would make us happy. Why only 1/3 open?

— Jesse Maddox found a bright side in the TSA’s “PreCheck” program: The ATL Airport precheck line this morning was .15 miles long but only took 7 minutes to get through. Looked bad but wasn’t. Nice job @TSA

— Jerry Lai wasn’t as impressed: Eyeballed the security line at ATL and totally got thru the regular line faster than the #TSA. #roadwarrior #upintheair

— Finally, Heather Fortner kept things in perspective: When the ATL airport has a violinist playing to those waiting in the security line. #thankyou #itsthelittlethings

‘What is going on @ATL airport??!! Longest security line ever’

JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM For the past year, lines at Transportation Security Administration checkpoints in the domestic terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport have regularly stretched into the atrium — and sometimes beyond — during busy times of the day.