Atlanta weighs signoff on Spirit-to-Delta lease handoff involving two gates

A Spirit Airlines lease handoff to Delta that includes two preferential-use gates at Hartsfield-Jackson comes before Atlanta's Transportation Committee on Oct. 14 at 10 a.m.⁠[1]

The handoff itself is older than this City Hall review. According to the proposed resolution, a bankruptcy court approved an assignment agreement effective June 9, 2026, under which Spirit assigned leased terminal premises—including the two gates—to Delta. The underlying airport-use and lease agreement ends June 30, 2031.⁠[1]

Atlanta's pending action is to acknowledge that assignment. Resolution 26-R-4262 would authorize the mayor or a designee to execute the necessary documents for the remaining lease term. It is not a record of completed municipal consent.⁠[1]

Even if authorized, the acknowledgment documents would not bind the city until they are signed by the mayor, attested by the municipal clerk, approved as to form by the city attorney and delivered to both airlines.⁠[1]

The proposal does not identify the gate numbers or describe changes to either airline's flight schedules. The immediate question before the committee is the city's signoff on the lease assignment—not an announcement of new flights.⁠[1]