Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport to Be Renamed?
Jun 30, 2003, 4:44 pm
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Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport to Be Renamed?
Popular opinion suggests that Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport should be renamed after former Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, who suddenly died one week ago today of a heart attack in Washington, D.C.
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Jun 30, 2003, 4:48 pm
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Ugh... enough with the name changes!
ATL already has a non-generic name -- HARTSFIELD! Unlike certain other airports (like IAH, SJC, EWR), sometimes people even refer to ATL as "Hartsfield"!
Good grief, it takes so many years for a new name for a public facility to be actually used by commonfolk, and now they want to change it? Just leave it, please!
ATL already has a non-generic name -- HARTSFIELD! Unlike certain other airports (like IAH, SJC, EWR), sometimes people even refer to ATL as "Hartsfield"!
Good grief, it takes so many years for a new name for a public facility to be actually used by commonfolk, and now they want to change it? Just leave it, please!
Jun 30, 2003, 4:57 pm
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I agree. What is wrong with the name simply being Atlanta International Airport, anyway?
However, this is not as bad as Washington Reagan International Airport (DCA), which many people still refer to as National Airport. Besides, Washington National Airport was already named after a former United States president!!!
However, this is not as bad as Washington Reagan International Airport (DCA), which many people still refer to as National Airport. Besides, Washington National Airport was already named after a former United States president!!!
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Canarsie:
Popular opinion suggests that Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport should be renamed after former Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, who suddenly died one week ago today of a heart attack in Washington, D.C.
Each link provided herein is a separate news story.
[This message has been edited by Canarsie (edited 06-30-2003).]</font>
Popular opinion suggests that Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport should be renamed after former Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson, who suddenly died one week ago today of a heart attack in Washington, D.C.
Each link provided herein is a separate news story.
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Jun 30, 2003, 6:40 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Canarsie:
I agree. What is wrong with the name simply being Atlanta International Airport, anyway?
However, this is not as bad as Washington Reagan International Airport (DCA), which many people still refer to as National Airport. Besides, Washington National Airport was already named after a former United States president!!!</font>
I agree. What is wrong with the name simply being Atlanta International Airport, anyway?
However, this is not as bad as Washington Reagan International Airport (DCA), which many people still refer to as National Airport. Besides, Washington National Airport was already named after a former United States president!!!</font>
Jun 30, 2003, 9:30 pm
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The name hasn't been Santa Ana for years, yet some airlines still go off the old data.
The proper naming for SNA is as far as a city goes: Orange County, CA for the airport name: John Wayne International
ATC at SNA used to identify as "Orange County" until about 8? years ago and then it was enforced as "John Wayne"... "e.g. John Wayne ground, John Wayne Tower...etc"
The proper naming for SNA is as far as a city goes: Orange County, CA for the airport name: John Wayne International
ATC at SNA used to identify as "Orange County" until about 8? years ago and then it was enforced as "John Wayne"... "e.g. John Wayne ground, John Wayne Tower...etc"
Jul 1, 2003, 8:17 am
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Instead of renaming the airport, why not rename some of the streets. They went overboard with the Peachtree-this and Peachtree-that when naming their roads. I would hate to be a 911 dispatcher . . .
Mamn, where are you located?
On the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree!
Mamn, where are you located?
On the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree!
Jul 1, 2003, 10:01 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ShortyDog:
Instead of renaming the airport, why not rename some of the streets. They went overboard with the Peachtree-this and Peachtree-that when naming their roads. I would hate to be a 911 dispatcher . . .
Mamn, where are you located?
On the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree!
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Instead of renaming the airport, why not rename some of the streets. They went overboard with the Peachtree-this and Peachtree-that when naming their roads. I would hate to be a 911 dispatcher . . .
Mamn, where are you located?
On the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree!
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I still think the airport should be named simply Atlanta International Airport. It is not as though Atlanta has several major airports like New York or Los Angeles and needs to differentiate itself to avoid confusing passengers.
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by NickP 1K:
for the airport name: John Wayne International</font>
for the airport name: John Wayne International</font>
Jul 1, 2003, 11:56 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by L-1011:
Why "international"? There are no international flights in or out of that airport. There was one (Alaska from somewhere in Canada), but it lasted one day. The Alaska found out they needed customs at the airport even if it was precleared at departure, and they scrapped the flight.</font>
Why "international"? There are no international flights in or out of that airport. There was one (Alaska from somewhere in Canada), but it lasted one day. The Alaska found out they needed customs at the airport even if it was precleared at departure, and they scrapped the flight.</font>
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John Wayne Airport (SNA) is owned and operated by the County of Orange.
John Wayne Airport is the only commercial service airport in Orange County.
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On June 20, 1979, the Orange County Airport was renamed John Wayne Airport by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to honor the late actor John Wayne.</font>
John Wayne Airport (SNA) is owned and operated by the County of Orange.
John Wayne Airport is the only commercial service airport in Orange County.
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On June 20, 1979, the Orange County Airport was renamed John Wayne Airport by the Orange County Board of Supervisors to honor the late actor John Wayne.</font>
Jul 1, 2003, 1:38 pm
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by ShortyDog:
Instead of renaming the airport, why not rename some of the streets. They went overboard with the Peachtree-this and Peachtree-that when naming their roads. I would hate to be a 911 dispatcher . . .
Mamn, where are you located?
On the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree!
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Instead of renaming the airport, why not rename some of the streets. They went overboard with the Peachtree-this and Peachtree-that when naming their roads. I would hate to be a 911 dispatcher . . .
Mamn, where are you located?
On the corner of Peachtree and Peachtree!
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As Kramer from Seinfeld once said:
"How can the same street intersect with itself? I must be at the nexus of the universe!"
Jul 1, 2003, 2:13 pm
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Well, the stupidest name change in recent memory has to be the renaming of Newark International Airport as Newark LIBERTY International Airport. It's supposed to have some connection to 9/11/01, although obviously it's lost on me! Airlines have been slowly but surely changing the airport name on their tickets and boarding passes. I just think it's stupid! And now Atlanta, too? Phooey.
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