The Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, has officially changed its name to the President Donald J. Trump International Airport. Signs for the old name have been removed, and new signage is being installed.
Name Change Details
Airport officials stated that the transformation will take several weeks to complete, and passengers will see a combination of old and new branding elements during this time. The first plane to arrive at the airport under its new name was ‘Trump Force One,’ a Boeing 757 owned by The Trump Organization, which carried Eric Trump, the president’s son, as one of its passengers.
The Trump family frequently uses the West Palm Beach airport when visiting President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home in nearby Palm Beach. A stretch of road from the airport to Trump’s estate was renamed Donald J. Trump Boulevard earlier this year.
Eric Trump expressed his pride in the name change, stating that his father is the most deserving of this honor. The three-letter airport code will change from PBI to DJT on August 18.
The name change is expected to cost around $5.5 million for new signs, branding, and other updates. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation earlier this year that made the name change possible.
Original reporting: WTVQ (Lexington) — read the source article.
