Kathryn Johnston's shooting death and the city's non-response, cont'd.

To explain his absence in the days following the shooting by police of Kathyrn Johnston, Atlanta Police Chief Richard Pennington told reporters that he was out of town for Thanksgiving and unable to get a flight back to Atlanta.

Today's AJC reports that Pennington was in New York for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Delta offers approximately 40 daily non-stop flights between NYC and Atlanta. AirTran offers approximately 18.

Were all 58 flights booked?