For Immediate Release
September 6, 2018
Contact:
Office of Policy and Communications
(678) 920-0857
Media Briefing for New Hartsfield-Jackson Perimeter Fencing
Airport officials will provide details on new security fencing
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) officials will hold a media briefing to discuss the installation of the new security fencing along the Airport’s perimeter. The discussion will focus on changes made to further secure the area, including choice of materials used.
WHO: Jan Lennon, Director of Security, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Timothy Brown, Director of Construction Management Support Services, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
WHAT: Media briefing on ATL’s new security perimeter fencing
WHEN: Friday, Sept. 7
2:30 p.m.
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Corner of Riverdale Road and Airport Boulevard
(near the ATL Welcome sign)
Atlanta, GA 30320
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Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving more than 103 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.
