Chick-fil-A breaks tradition and opens on a Sunday

[Doobie Doo]

Chick-fil-A opens on a Sunday for passengers at Atlanta's airport
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POSTED: DEC 18 2017 06:55AM EST

UPDATED: DEC 18 2017 08:19AM EST

ATLANTA - Chick-fil-A on a Sunday? A true Christmas miracle!

Late Sunday night, while Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport worked to restore power during a massive outage that crippled air travel at the nation's busiest airport, officials handed out Chick-fil-A and water to stranded passengers.



"Lights on and delivering food and water to our passengers," the airport said on Twitter, thanking Chick-fil-A Chairman and CEO Dan Cathy for opening on a Sunday.


The fast-food chain is famously known for being closed on Sundays, a decision that dates back to 1964 when Truett Cathy opened his first restaurant in Hapeville. Cathy wanted his employees to set aside one day of the week to have the opportunity to rest and worship.

Truett Cathy's son, Dan Cathy, made an exception and worked with Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed to pass out thousands of meals to hungry passengers.

Power was restored at Atlanta's airport around midnight, nearly 11 hours after the outage began.


Chick-fil-A opens on a Sunday for passengers at Atlanta's airport

 

[Rigamortus]

So to get Chik Fil A on a Sunday I need to shut down an airport for the day?

 

[richaveli83]

Now break tradition and bring back the banana pudding milkshake!

 

[Doobie Doo]

So to get Chik Fil A on a Sunday I need to shut down an airport for the day?

Yeah and if you can't shut down an airport you ain't no big baller

 

[CobaltBlue]

The "Christian" thing to do I guess.



Still in line with their principles. Another reason they're one of the GOAT businesses.

 

[Donny]

The greatest human beings on earth I remember walking to the work everyday I would past a Chick Fil A and one day a lady called me in the restaurant turns out she was the manager of the place we chopped it up for a little bit and after that she would randomly start letting me have free breakfeast we don’t deserve them brehs

 

[ViShawn]

Somehow Chic Fil A became one of the top fast food businesses where the food industry now is dominated by fast casual and food services. Good on them

 

[DamienWayne]

That customer service unmatched

 

[lotteryplaya]

Thought this would be about the location they will open in the new Georgia dome.

 

[acri1]

Their politics are (the owners are big Republican supporters) but I can't really be mad at this