For Immediate Release
December 16, 2019
Contact:
Office of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0857
Hartsfield-Jackson Prepares for City of Atlanta Smoking and Vaping Ban
ATLANTA –
Effective Jan, 2, 2020, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) will be a smoke-free environment, prohibiting all smoking and vaping inside the Airport. In accordance with City of Atlanta Ordinance 19-O-1205, restaurants inside ATL will discontinue smoking availability and all smoking rooms inside of the Airport will close on the evening of January 1, 2020.
Airport officials will speak in detail about the changes that will occur at ATL once the smoking ban goes into effect, what constitutes smoking/vaping, and how the Airport will accommodate passengers and Airport employees who do smoke/vape.
This briefing will offer media participants an opportunity to visit one of the 15 new outdoor designated smoking locations and include a visual aide for on-air reference.
WHO: Michael Smith, Deputy General Manager, Administration, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Paul Brown, Assistant General Manager, Commercial Development, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Maj. Timothy Peek, Commander, Atlanta Police Department, Airport Precinct
WHAT: Media Briefing – Airport Smoking Ban
WHEN: Tuesday, Dec. 17
10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Domestic Terminal Atrium, 4th Floor
Gateway Conference Room
6000 N. Terminal Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30320
ATTENTION:
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 107 million passengers annually with nonstop service to more than 150 U.S. destinations and 70 international destinations in more than 50 countries. ATL boasts a direct economic impact of $34.8 billion in metro Atlanta and a total direct economic impact of $70.9 billion in Georgia. The Airport is the largest employer in Georgia, with more than 63,000 individuals working on-site. The Airport is a frequent recipient of awards of excellence for concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. In 2016, ATL set in motion a multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, ATLNext, which will modernize the Domestic Terminal, extend two concourses, construct several parking decks, add a sixth runway, expand cargo facilities and pave the way for a 440-room InterContinental Hotel with Class A office space. For more information, visit www.atl.com. NOTE TO NEWS EDITORS For HD broadcast quality b-roll of Airport operations, events and generic interior/exterior shots, visit our ATL Video Newsroom at https://vimeo.com/atlairport/channels
