The Atlanta City Council are reviewing a proposed 20-year lease deal for Delta Air Lines’ operations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, which states that Delta agrees to maintain its headquarters in Atlanta or within 15 miles of the airport. If it does not, the airline would be in default of the agreement.
It also states that the city of Atlanta “does not currently plan to and will not own or operate any other commercial service airport” other than Hartsfield-Jackson, “and will not include any other airports of any type, as a part of any City airport system,” according to the agreement to be weighed by the city council.
Delta’s current lease expires in September 2017. The proposed new lease extends through June 2036 and includes an option for a 10-year extension.