An idea for Altanta getting a second website has come into play. Currently, the large city only has one airport for commercial passenger flights.
USA Today reported that there have been ideas to develop a new, second airport northwest of Atlanta.
"Backers aim to bring in commercial airline flights and a cluster of aviation-related businesses, though the project faces a significant hurdles -- including infrastructures needs as well as opposition from Atlanta-based Delta and the city of Atlanta," reported USA Today.
They have found a possible site for the airport. Hartsfield Jackson airport released a statement of their study and Louis Miller, Aviation general manager said to www.atlanta-airport.com, "The study's findings place even more emphasis on maximizing Hartsfield-Jackson's capacity into the foreseeable future to accommodate aviation growth. To this end, we will begin a master plan update this fall to examine all possible ways to expand the Airport's capacity within its current geographical footprint."
The Propeller Investments group announced on Friday that they have made an agreement with Paulding County officials to develop Paulding Northwest Atlanta Airport which will be 38 miles from Atlanta.
Smith would not name any of the prospective carriers. The Journal-Constitutionreports that leisure carrier Allegiant confirmed that it has had talks with the Paulding airport, but the airline added it had nothing to announce on the subject," reported USA Today.
The Journal-Constitution wrote "the airport and Propeller envision limited airline service: one airline with a few flights a week. Hartsfield-Jackson has more than 1,000 takeoffs every day."
There has also been public opposition over the site and the new airport which stopped an effort last year to build one in Gwinnett County. Delta Airlines is opposes the new plans and USA Today reported that they said they would try and stop any plans for Pauldiing. This might be a similar case from stakeholders in Hartsfield-Jackson International, which is a huge hub.
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