Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

[Lady Celeste]

Hartsfield-Jackson revels new renderings of terminal hotel.

 

The Atlanta airport hotel to sit just steps away from the domestic terminal will be an InterContinental. Current plans are for a 440-room hotel, according to airport documents. The location alone will make this a hit...especially in the event of a cancelled flight. 

The hotel would be part of a broader “airport city” project to be developed by the team, pending approval of the deal. The airport city plan includes the hotel as well as a commercial development with office space and a travel plaza with a gas station and convenience store. The project is being managed by a recently-formed airport division called ATL Business Ventures.

 

Read more here: http://airport.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/29/hartsfield-jackson-reveals-new-renderings-of-terminal-hotel/

[Lady Celeste]

Hartsfield Jackson unveils $6B, 20-year master plan

 

Here’s a breakdown of some of the major capital projects:

Airport terminal

 

• Terminal modernization, now-2018, $393 million

• Concourse T extension, 2016-2021, $200 million

• Plane Train people-mover turnback relocation, 2016-2027, $307 million

• Concourse G, 2016-2023, $983 million

• Concourse D gate area expansion, 2019-2025, $50 million

Parking

 

• ATL West parking deck next to Georgia International Convention Center, 2016-2017, $150 million

• Sullivan Road Park-Ride Lot, 2016-2018, $7.6 million

• Domestic garage enabling work, 2016-2021, $100 million

• South garage teardown and replacement, 2021-2024, $420 million

• North garage teardown and replacement, 2024-2027, $245 million

Hotel

 

• Hotel, travel plaza, mixed-use commercial complex, 2016-2018, $500 million

Airfield

 

• Taxiway/runway pavement replacement, 2016-2017, $24 million

• End-around taxiway, 2017-2021, $58 million

• Runway pavement replacement, 2021-2023, $35 million

• Other airfield renewal/replacement, 2016-2035, $310 million

• Sixth runway, 2023-2034, $943 million

Cargo

 

• Cargo building C, 2012-2017, $26 million

• Cargo buildings 2A/2B, 2015-2018, $157 million

• Cargo building 1, 2017-2021, $22 million

Support facilities

 

• Fire station, 2016-2017, $16.4 million

• Building renewal/replacement, 2016-2035, $91 million

• Airport maintenance complex consolidation, 2022-2027, $37 million

 

[Lady Celeste]

Atlanta and Delta have reached an agreement that will keep Delta and its HQ in Atlanta for 20 years.

This is great news. This will keep Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport extremely competitive for at least the next two decades. On top of this amazing announcement, the city and Delta will embark on a $6 Billion expansion of the airport. In my post above, you can see the details of what this expansion will entail. As airports in Asia and the Middle East quickly gain on Atlanta airport's numbers, these improvements will be very necessary to keep the airport cost competitive as well as super efficient.

 

Last year more than 101,000,000 customers passed through Hartsfield-Jackson. With Delta's strong business model and great governance of the airport, I will not be surprised to see the airport handle more than 150 million people in the near future. Mayor Reed and Delta CEO Anderson will hold a press conference tomorrow at 3pm sharing more details. 

[Lady Celeste]

Today marks the day that Qatar Airways starts service between Atlanta and Doha. In grand fashion, the inaugural flight will be done on an Airbus A380. How amazing it would be for Qatar's A380 and Korean Air's A380 to be in close proximity at the same time. It's great to add another carrier to the Hartsfield mix. Qatar Airways joins the recently added Turkish Airlines with flights (May 16)  between Atlanta and Istanbul.  

On the heels of these additions, there is now talk that India Air may be joining the mix. Metro Atlanta has a very sizable Indian American community. It also has a sizable Korean American community...hence Korean Air's non-stop flight between Atlanta and Incheon on the Airbus A380. With the sizable Indian American community, as well as a growing Indian business community in metro Atlanta, there may be a great need for direct service between Atlanta and New Delhi. The potential flight now has a new champion. The Consul General of India in Atlanta, Nagesh Singh is now negotiating directly for a direct flight. Per his records, there are more than 120,000 people of Indian origin in Georgia. I would wager that a vast majority of those are in the metro Atlanta area.

Only time will tell if Air India will join the vast list of carriers flying into Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Now with Delta having the lock on flights from the US to the African continent...via its hubs in Atlanta and New York, I wonder if Ethiopian Air would be interested in adding service to Atlanta.

[Lady Celeste]

This is just a quick video of Qatar Airway's inaugural flight from Doha to Atlanta.

 

Video here: Qatar A380 landing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

And Qatar Airways own video: Qatar Airways promotional video.

Edited June 9, 2016 by Lady Celeste
Added pictures

[Lady Celeste]

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport seems to be on course to break last year's record of 101.5 million passengers. In the first half of this year, HJAIA has handled 51.3 million passengers. That is up 4.5 percent so far this year. Considering the volume that the airport already handles, a 4.5 percent jump is a very healthy increase. A total of 447,677 flights took off or landed in the first half of this year. This is an increase of 3.5 percent from the same period last year.

This year ATL has seen a ramping up of service by Southwest, Alaska Air and United. Also, two international heavy weights joined the line up at Hartsfield. Both Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways launched service to Atlanta this year.

With the growth in the Middle Eastern and Asian markets, I feel that the days of Hartsfield-Jackson being the world's busiest airport by passengers and/or enplanements is numbered. Beijing and Dubai are quickly gaining on ATL. All the same, it is still very nice to see that ATL is finding new and inventive ways to continue to grow in spite of the impressive numbers it already outputs.    

[rancenc]

Billions of dollars are generated by the airport to the local economy.

https://www.ajc.com/business/hartsfield-jackson-generates-billions-economic-activity-region/1yb862FcDLyUjmLkoa1gjP/