, ▁but ▁the ▁air line ▁returned ▁the ▁le ase ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Atlanta ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁bank rupt cy ▁settlement . ▁The ▁city ▁collected ▁an ▁ins urance ▁settlement ▁of ▁almost ▁$ 9 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁can cellation . ▁ ▁Airlines ▁and ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁ ▁C argo ▁ ▁Statistics ▁ ▁Top ▁destin ations ▁ ▁Air line ▁market ▁share ▁ ▁Ann ual ▁traffic ▁ ▁Acc idents ▁and ▁inc idents ▁▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁D elta ▁Air ▁L ines ▁Fl ight ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁a ▁Con v air ▁CV - 8 8 0 - 2 2 - 1 ▁( N 8 8 0 4 E ), ▁crash ed ▁on ▁take off ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁all ▁four ▁crew ▁members . ▁This ▁flight ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁training ▁flight ▁for ▁two ▁D elta ▁capt ains ▁who ▁were ▁being ▁type - r ated ▁on ▁the ▁ 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Eastern ▁Air ▁L ines ▁Fl ight ▁ 9 5 5 ▁was ▁hij ack ed ▁by ▁one ▁passenger ▁shortly ▁after ▁take off ▁from ▁A TL . ▁The ▁man ▁pulled ▁a ▁. 2 2 ▁cal iber ▁p istol ▁and ▁demanded ▁to ▁be ▁flow n ▁to ▁Cuba . ▁He ▁depart ed ▁in ▁Cuba ▁while ▁the ▁DC - 8 ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁fly ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁U