WHO: Roosevelt Council, Jr., General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Tom Nissalke, Interim Assistant General Manager, Planning and Development, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Ashraf Demian, Assistant Director, Planning and Development, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
WHAT: Media briefing on backup power source for ATL’s Central Passenger Terminal Complex (CPTC)
WHEN: Wednesday, May 23
10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Gateway Conference Room (4th Floor)
Domestic Terminal
6000 N. Terminal Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30320
MEDIA NOTES: Upon arrival in the domestic atrium, take the elevator near Popeye’s to the fourth floor. Stop by the
receptionist desk and ask to be directed to the Gateway conference room. Media are asked to park in the north hourly parking lot (ATL will validate parking). Media vehicles that cannot fit in the lot are asked to park in the live truck staging area along the north upper curb.
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.
