For Immediate Release

July 31, 2018

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Elise Durham
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U.S. Rep. John Lewis Joins ATLExperience
Civil rights icon, dean of Georgia congressional delegation joins ATL campaign

ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) will host U.S. Rep. John Lewis of Georgia Wednesday as the civil rights icon becomes the newest member of the ATLExperience team. The team is made up of well-known Georgians who frequently fly through the world’s busiest and most efficient airport. Rep. Lewis’s image will be used in various capacities at ATL; photographs of the congressman will be taken next to the Martin Luther King, Jr. art display on the Airport’s Concourse E Wednesday, Aug. 1. Media are invited to attend.

WHO:                         U.S. Rep. John Lewis
                                   

WHAT:                       Photographs for inclusion into ATLExperience team

WHEN:                      Wednesday, Aug. 1

                                    11:30 a.m.

WHERE:                    Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Concourse E

NOTES TO MEDIA:

As this event is taking place post security, reporters wishing to attend must provide names and dates of birth for security vetting by 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 31. Email information to media@atl.com.

Media will meet at the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal Departures level at 11 a.m. 

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the world’s busiest and most efficient airport, serving nearly 104 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.

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