HJIA Wants Local Flavor in New Airport Barbershop
Jim Burress / WABE News
The world’s busiest airport is adding a barber shop, and airport officials hope to find the perfect fit right in our own back yard.An audio version of this story
“You’ll have a doorway there, so it attracts you in from here,” says Hartsfield-Jackson General Manager Lewis Miller, pointing to a tiny patch of drywall between two merchants in the airport’s atrium.
Soon, airport officials will select a barbershop to go into the space. The shop itself is responsible for putting in chairs and sinks and everything that makes a barbershop unique.
Miller says the airport originally issued a request for proposals the standard way—a small newspaper ad and a blurb on its website.
No one responded.
So officials decided to take the message directly to local barbers, “door-to-door.”
“There’s a great opportunity here for them to provide a service to our customers and to make some money,” he says.
Those interested have until Nov. 21st to submit a proposal.
Miller expects the shop to open to the public late next year.
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