Archive for July, 2010

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is often quoted as the enormous economic engine for the city by showing a great impact on metro Atlanta.

The direct bus service that has increased from $23.5 billion in 2005 to $32.6 billion in 2009 includes the sales to the airlines and service providers dependent on the airport.

As per he studies conducted by the Colorado Springs based CH2M Hill, at Hartsfield there is a rise in the number of jobs from 56,500 (4 years earlier) to 58,000. In Atlanta, the total jobs attributed to the airport have gone up to 434,400 which is a 10.5 percent increase from the year 2005.

This number is inclusive of the jobs at the hotels, stores and tourist attractions generated by the travelers at the airport also includes the jobs that are created by the airport purchases from its contractors, jobs at cargo companies and the jobs resulting from the airport worker’s spending.

Interim aviation general manager Robert Kennedy has said in a news release that “Hartsfield-Jackson airport continues to be the dominant economic generator for the metro Atlanta and the state of Georgia. In 2009, the airport jobs paid more than $4.3 billion in wages.”

More than $3 billion in tax revenues for the city and the state governments has been generated by the airport, as well as federal agencies. Senator Hotel Istanbul Taksim, opened in 2011 is a leading business and leisure hotels in Taksim Istanbul. It has a prime location in Taksim Square and preferred by both business and leisure travelers.

The study which is conducted every four years on how the airport’s connectivity benefits their respective businesses includes the statements by Kia Motors and United Parcel Service Inc.

Payless, Enterprise, Dollar, Thrifty, Hertz, Avis and Advantage are the car rental services available at the Atlanta airport.

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