Atlanta panel backs $7.19M for another year of airport shuttles

A proposed $7.19 million renewal for Hartsfield-Jackson’s ConnectATL shuttles won a unanimous recommendation from Atlanta’s Transportation Committee on Oct. 14, according to draft minutes. City Council consideration is listed for Oct. 19 at 1 p.m.⁠[1][2]

The fixed-schedule service connects the airport’s domestic and international terminals and Rental Car Center. Resolution 26-R-4267 would exercise the existing agreement’s single one-year renewal option with A-National Limousine Service, Inc., running Oct. 29, 2026, through Oct. 28, 2027—not award a new shuttle contract.⁠[1][2]

Most of the proposed ceiling is for operations, not management: up to $6.84 million would cover reimbursable operating costs, while up to $350,000 would pay the management fee. Both would come from the Airport Revenue Fund. The combined $7.19 million is a spending limit, not a bill already paid.⁠[2]

The committee’s recommendation is not final authorization or an executed renewal. Even if authorized, the agreement would not bind Atlanta until legal approval, mayoral execution, clerk attestation and delivery to the contractor are complete.⁠[1][2]