Airport in for a whole lotta shaking in $665 million terminal upgrade
Terry Blue, center, new president and CEO of the Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority, speaks Tuesday, March 27, with Metcalf Crump, left, and Alex Wellford at Memphis Rotary Club meeting. Ned Canty is in the background. (Jane Roberts/The Daily Memphian)
Passenger counts were up 19.2% in 2023, a record year at Memphis International Airport, and there’s talk of possible new flights (think Raleigh-Durham, perhaps San Francisco).
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Terry Blue Memphis Shelby County Airport Authority Memphis Rotary terminal modernization projectJane Roberts
Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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