Local News
Airport sells bonds to complete terminal construction
By Leon Stafford
Nov 8, 2010Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is getting almost $588 million to complete construction of its new international terminal.
Hartsfield officials on Monday said the facility has sold its 2010 series A/B airport bonds for $587.8 million, with interest at 4.69 percent and 3.8 percent respectively.
The Atlanta City Council approved the sale of up to $800 million in bonds in a special-called meeting on Friday. The airport is building the 1.2 million-square-foot sold international terminal for about $1.4 billion. It's expected to open in 2012.
