2013-07-18 — /travelprnews.com/ — Newest capital project offers nearly 91,000 sq. ft; quadruples space for new concessions
WHO:
Atlanta City Council Members
Louis Miller, General Manager
Miguel Southwell, Aviation Deputy General Manager, Commercial Development
Jim Drinkard, Assistant General Manager, Planning and Development
WHAT: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials will provide a special walkthrough of the Airport’s newest capital improvement project located in Concourse D. The midpoint expansion project was completed in mid-July and is a three-level addition that will accommodate approximately 91,000 square feet of additional circulation space for passengers and new concessions.
The project includes two new escalators for passengers and will more than quadruple the previous space for concessions when they open over the next couple of months. Cost estimate of completed expansion is approximately $47.3 million.
WHEN: Thursday, July 18, 2013
10:00 a.m. (ARRIVAL FOR MEDIA – Atrium, Domestic Terminal)
10:30 a.m. (EVENT BEGINS)
WHERE: Concourse D Midpoint – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 6000 North Terminal Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30320
NOTES: Media attending the event are required to proceed through security checkpoint screening and must arrive by 10:00 a.m. for escort. Please meet at the clock tower in the atrium of the Domestic Terminal.
Attendees must bring a valid photo ID. No liquids or gels are permitted unless they are in three-ounce or smaller containers and in a one-quart zip-top bag.
Please RSVP to Reese McCranie at reese.mccranie@atlanta-airport.com by 9 a.m. Thursday, July 18.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson is the world’s busiest airport, serving more than 95 million passengers annually with nonstop service to 160 U.S. destinations and nearly 70 international destinations in more than 45 countries. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, architectural engineering and construction – including the 2011 Global and North American Airport Efficiency Excellence Award from the Air Transport Research Society (for more information, go to www.atrsworld.org). It is undergoing $6 billion-plus in capital improvements, which include a new, energy-efficient rental car center; a new, 12-gate international terminal (for more information, go to www.atlanta-airport.com/internationalterminal/;and aesthetic and functional upgrades to its concourses, people movers and parking services. For more information, go to www.atlanta-airport.com. Check out the Airport’s YouTube channel by visiting http://www.youtube.com/AtlantaHartsfield, and become a fan on Facebook.
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