House Speaker Cameron Sexton said lawmakers created “the legally sanctioned board.”Īs an intervenor in the lawsuit, the airport authority has remained neutral on whether the new law is unconstitutional. Republican lawmakers contend the state deserves more say over the growing airport because of its regional impact. The change was among several passed by legislators seeking to curtail the power of the heavily Democratic city, whose metro council sunk a bid to bring the 2024 Republican National Convention to Nashville. The dispute heads to a hearing Friday in a state court in Nashville.Įarlier this year, Republican lawmakers approved plans for the state to make enough appointments to control the airport’s board starting in July. But federal officials and the city contend the old board picked by Nashville’s mayor still has power.īoth boards met at the same time last week across town from each other. The nonprofit Metro Nashville Airport Authority and state officials argue that a new group of state appointees has lawfully taken over the authority’s board. The confusion comes at a time when the airport is booming, its annual passengers having more than doubled over the past decade to 21.8 million by the 2023 fiscal year.
Under a new state law, there is no clear agreement now about who’s in charge of airport operations. (AP) - While Nashville International Airport hums to the tune of live music in a terminal filled with tourists and locals alike, this trendy gateway to Tennessee has quietly confronted an identity crisis.
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