Airport to be named after FedEx founder
Memphis International Airport is to be renamed after Frederick W Smith, the late founder and executive chairman of FedEx.
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June 2025
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Fred Smith upped world’s expectations, all from Memphis
Jack Sammons spent a portion of Saturday with the FedEx founder: “No matter how routine our regular conversations ... every time I talked to him, I felt like I was talking to Thomas Edison, an individual who changed the world.”
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FedEx at 50: Why Memphis? An answer through the fog
Fred Smith has given several reasons for moving his young company to Memphis: the city’s central location, help from the Memphis International Airport and the area’s operational weather.
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Tennessee leaders push federal legislation to fix roads around airports
The Don’t Miss Your Flight Act would “create a discretionary grant program” and use existing funds for improvements to road, bridge, tunnel, passenger-rail or transit projects at or within 5 miles of a public airport.
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May 2025
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Allegiant offering Memphis to Knoxville nonstop flights
“With many University of Tennessee students and alumni based in Memphis, this route provides an affordable and fast alternative to driving,” said Michael Keeney, chairman of the Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority Board of Commissioners.
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Better lighting, ‘car condos’ set to take off at Memphis airport parking lots
Upcoming construction will make parking a breeze at Memphis International Airport.
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Delta launches nonstop flights to Austin
Delta is now offering eight destinations from Memphis and is working on a ninth.
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Breeze announces new nonstop flight to Florida
Breeze representatives also celebrated the airline’s first flight today between Memphis and Tampa.
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Delta plans new nonstop flight from Memphis to New York
The nonstop flight will be between the Memphis International Airport and John F. Kennedy International Airport, Delta said in a release, and the first flight is scheduled to launch Sept. 8.
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March 2025
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A, B, C’s: Updated airport modernization plan focuses on one terminal
The largest capital project in airport history was intended to fully modernize the A, B and C terminals but a change to the plan will leave A and C without seismic retrofit or refreshed amenities. At least for now.
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Spirit Airlines to offer nonstop flights between Detroit, Memphis
Starting May 8, Spirit Airlines will offer direct flights between Memphis International Airport and Detroit Metro Airport four days a week: Sunday, Monday, Thursday and Friday.
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Allegiant to pause flights from Memphis to Los Angeles
The airline is set to close its base of operations at Los Angeles International Airport, leaving the Memphis airport with one less flight to LAX.
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Spring break to bring almost 50,000 people through Memphis airport
The busiest days will be Friday, Sunday and Monday, with more than 10,000 passengers passing through the security checkpoint.
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Spirit Airlines launches nonstop flights between Memphis and Fort Lauderdale
Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority officials said daily flights will be offered until April 10 when they will decrease to three times a week on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.
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Nonstop Cancún flights return to Memphis this summer
With the nonstop flight, Memphians have access to six-night vacation packages to resorts in Cancún, Riviera Maya and Costa Mujeres.
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February 2025
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Memphis airport open, flight schedules could be affected
Crews are focusing on preventing ice and snow buildup on runways and taxiways while also clearing ramps, service roads, terminal roadways and more.
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Memphis to get nonstop flights to Tampa, Raleigh-Durham
A new-to-Memphis airline is launching non-stop flights to two destinations, including one the Memphis International Airport considers its “top unserved destination.”
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December 2024
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American Airlines briefly grounded flights on Christmas Eve
American Airlines flights were cleared to fly by federal regulators about one hour after a national ground stop order was issued.
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Airport board OKs $63M to construct five-lane road as entrance
The project will start in April and is expected to take two years. Ultimately a five-lane road will be the airport’s entrance.
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At Memphis International, this Delta employee brings an air of joy
Beverly Becton, 38-year employee of Delta Air Lines, lights up the gates at MEM with her customer shoutouts, including roses for birthdays and anniversaries, right down to the family pet.
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October 2024
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Memphis airport will get nonstop flight to NOLA for Mardi Gras
Throw the beads! The flight will operate daily from the end of February to the beginning of March 2025.
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Aviation intel: Memphis airport tour takes you behind scenes, across fields
The airport is building a better understanding, one person at a time, on what it takes to expand and add cities.
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Southwest starts nonstops to Las Vegas, Phoenix
The airline’s new service will operate Thursday through Monday, joining several Memphis nonstops added in the last six weeks, including Austin, Texas, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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September 2024
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Memphis airport to get new flight to Nashville
Southwest Airlines plans for flight service to begin in the spring.
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Why locksmiths are key workers at Memphis International Airport
The airport has thousands of locks. When they stick, quit or jam up, locksmith Moises Lopez is on the spot, more than five pounds of master keys jangling from his belt.
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