Chick-fil-A employees worked on a Sunday serving chicken sandwiches to stranded Atlanta passengers
Taylor RockThe Daily Meal
In 1946, Chick-fil-A
founder Truett Cathy decided to close for business on Sundays so that
he and his employees could rest or worship. But on December 17, the
chicken chain opened its doors to travelers at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport who were stranded due to a power outage.
A series of photos on social media shows Chick-fil-A staffers handing out food and water.
"LIGHTS
ON and delivering food and water to our passengers! Thank you @dancathy
with @ChickfilA for opening on a SUNDAY #ChristmasMiracle," Atlanta
Airport wrote in a tweet, thanking the chain's CEO Dan Cathy.
In a statement, a Chick-fil-A spokesperson said: "The mayor called
about 10 p.m. and asked for assistance. We immediately mobilized staff
and team members who live and work near the airport, and they are making
sandwiches and delivering them to the EOC (emergency operations
center). City and airport officials there are distributing sandwiches to
passengers who are stranded due to the power outage. It has been a very
difficult day for thousands of travelers, and while Chick-fil-A is
always closed on Sunday, our restaurants open occasionally to serve
communities in need. We do not make a profit, but do what we can to
offer comfort to people experiencing hardship."
