Falcons PSL sales at $140 million
The Falcons have sold personal seat licenses for roughly one-third of the seats in the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, totaling about $140 million in sales, according to figures obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
According to the figures obtained from the Georgia World Congress Center Authority under an open-records request, the Falcons have sold PSLs to 22,434 seats for a total of $140.3 million. The figures include sales contracts submitted by the Falcons to the GWCCA through Oct. 30.
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The revenue generated from the PSLs — one-time fees required for the right to buy Falcons season tickets — will go toward the cost of building the $1.4 billion stadium, under construction next to the Georgia Dome.
The new Falcons stadium has a seating capacity of 71,000 seats. It will open by the 2017 NFL season.
About the Author
Tim Tucker, a long-time AJC sports reporter, often writes about the business side of the games. He also had stints as the AJC's Braves beat writer, UGA beat writer, sports notes columnist and executive sports editor. He was deputy managing editor of America's first all-sports newspaper, The National Sports Daily.
