All direct flights to Atlanta from the UK & Ireland

James Says

Although the majority of UK to Atlanta flights are aimed at passengers making onward connections to other major destinations in the USA, Atlanta is still an extremely important city in its own right, not least because of the amount of growth which has taken place on the back of being the site of the world's busiest airport.
Atlanta doesn't seem to attract the same price premiums for direct flights as some other US cities do, but then again, we're sure that Delta are always happy to provide their passengers with good value flights to their home town.
Delta have upgraded their long-haul cabins relatively recently, although we don't think the Boeing 767s they use on their UK to Atlanta flights are quite as spacious as the Boeing 777s which they once operated, and which British Airways still use on their London to Atlanta flights.
Connecting Flights
Delta operate a vast network of flights to Atlanta from numerous cities in Europe, so there are any number of possibilities which might be available for connecting flights. However, you're most likely to be sent via Amsterdam or Paris, because of Delta's close ties with the KLM/Air France group. If you prefer to use UK carriers, then you can connect with British Airways through Heathrow, or perhaps fly with Virgin Atlantic to one of their many US East Coast destinations, from where onward domestic flights to Atlanta are readily available.
If there isn't much difference in terms of price and timings, we would always advise transferring through a European airport, as you tend to experience a lot less hassle with airport security procedures and rude immigration officials - for example, if we were looking for flights to Atlanta from Birmingham, we would certainly choose a transfer via Amsterdam Schiphol, rather than New York Newark.