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Team USA reveals their must-have items on flight ahead of Atlanta send-off to Paralympic Games

The Paralympic Games in Paris officially start on Wednesday, Aug. 28 and run through Sunday, Sept. 8.
Credit: (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)
A Delta Airlines aircraft taxi's, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in Atlanta

ATLANTA — Bon Voyage! Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is sending Team USA off in style as athletes head to the 2024 Paralympic Games.

Delta said athletes will head out from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. The Paralympics officially start on Wednesday, Aug. 28 and run through Sunday, Sept. 8.

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Ahead of their send-off, Delta posted about Team USA's must-have items on a flight.

Here's a look at some of their answers-- with several athletes agreeing headphones are a must!

  • Mallory Weggemann: headphones
    5X U.S. Paralympic Medalist 
    Para Swimmer
  • Trevon Jenifer: Noise-canceling headphones, blanket and movie
    3X U.S. Paralympic Medalist 
    Wheelchair Basketball
  • Brad Snyder: Noise-canceling headphones
    8X U.S. Paralympic Medalist 
    Para Swimming and Paratriathlon
  • Roderick Townsend: Headphones 
    4X U.S. Paralympic Medalist
    Para Track and Field 
  • Kaleo Kanahele Maclay: Ginger ale, cookie and movie
    3X U.S. Paralympic Medalist 
    Sitting Volleyball 
  • Oksana Masters: Journal 
    17X U.S. Paralympic Medalist 
    Para Cycling & Para Cross-Country Ski 

Watch the full Q&A in the social media post below: 

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