Airport announces schedule
for international terminal concessions
By A.B. Snedeker

Airport officials announced in mid-April a concessions rollout schedule for the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal and its 12-gate concourse, set to open May 16.

More than 20 retail outlets, restaurant choices and other services will greet passengers from around the world on opening day.

“With a majority of shopping and dining locations available, we’ll have plenty of great options for our passengers on opening day,” said Aviation General Manager Louis Miller. “Additional locations will open throughout the spring and summer.”

Dining locations scheduled to be open May 16 are Sweet Auburn Market Café, French Meadow Bakery, Pei Wei Asian Diner, The Varsity, The Original El Taco and The Pecan.

Shopping choices set for opening day are The Body Shop, Tommy Hilfiger, Kiehl’s, Sunglass Icon, Touch Table, Clutch, Brookstone, InMotion Entertainment, Simply Books, two CNN International News locations and two duty-free stores.

Other facilities and services — including an interfaith chapel, ATMs and vending machines — will also be available on opening day.

Additional shopping and dining choices will open throughout the spring and summer. These include MAC Cosmetics, Jekyll Island Seafood Co., Ecco Kitchen, Starbucks, Lorena Garcia Tapas Bar and Maison Mathis/illy/Stella Artois. Sleep and spa accommodations and a common-use lounge also will open later this year.

Workers stock the Sweet Auburn Market Café, which is just before the security checkpoint and will be open on May 16.