TJ Holmes puts protective arm around Amy Robach at Atlanta airport

Smiling and chatting co-hosts and lovers TJ Holmes and Amy Robach touched down in Atlanta airport Monday morning, ready to spend an intimate New Year's together.

Seen in these exclusive pictures obtained by DailyMail.com the couple, whose careers hang in the balance since their affair was outed last month, were affectionate and at ease as they deboarded a morning flight from New York.

DailyMail.com has been told that they are planning to spend New Year's together in Georgia, and they seemed glad to have left New York city behind as they relaxed in each other's company this morning.

Dressed casually, at one point Holmes, 45, put a protective arm around Robach, 49, as they navigated their way through the busy Atlanta terminal.

ABC has yet to make a final decision on whether either or both will return to their lunchtime show since they were suspended 'indefinitely' following the revelation that their well-publicized friendship and on-screen chemistry had 'crossed the line.'

And as the pair prepare to step into 2023 together, they may breathe a sigh of relief to leave behind a year in which their affair has left both of their 12-year marriages in tatters and heading to divorce.

Holmes has a house in Atlanta where the couple had planned to spend Christmas. It is not known whether those plans were derailed by the bomb cyclone that grounded thousands of flights or the whirlwind of scandal in which they are embroiled.

Certainly, the couple initially kept their distance in the immediate aftermath of the story breaking with sources questioning whether the relationship could survive the onslaught of attention.

But, just days before Christmas, they seemed unable to keep away from each other as they enjoyed a low key lunch at the Capitale Grill near Holmes’s apartment in the Financial District.

Robach had a salad and glass of white wine while Holmes enjoyed a steak and a glass of red before, seemingly buoyed by the wine and conversation, the loved up pair made the short walk back to his apartment.