Wanna Fly to Wakanda? The Atlanta Airport Is Offering Nonstop Flights

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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport tweeted a picture Tuesday afternoon that showed a flight to Wakanda leaving that evening on an unknown airline. The caption read simply, “The bags are packed” and included the hashtag #WakandaForever.

https://twitter.com/ATLairport/status/965736386618904581

The airport was happy to field questions from happy fans who had questions about the flight, the destination and all things in between.

Actress Lupita Nyong’o, who starred in the film, had questions about the in-flight entertainment:

https://twitter.com/Lupita_Nyongo/status/966059043524550656

The airport responded with some of the in-flight music selections:

https://twitter.com/ATLairport/status/966074780016365575

One fan wanted to know when they could catch the next flight.

https://twitter.com/RhemaArtsUK/status/966098790372519936

Others wanted to know if there would be pit stops along the way for them to see their favorites from the movie:

https://twitter.com/theFashionNom/status/965964380742434817

Some were worried about intrusions on the flight:

https://twitter.com/Urbanism1282/status/965951016859525120

You know black people; we always want to know about the food:

https://twitter.com/tyizar/status/965941582297001986

And the airport didn’t disappoint with its answer:

https://twitter.com/ATLairport/status/965949361527181313

The Atlanta airport wins for the best tweet during the blackest Black History Month ever, wouldn’t you agree?

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