Tennessee Office of the Governor:
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Nashville International Airport®, also known as BNA®, announced their intent to name BNA in honor of Dolly Parton, creating a lasting tribute to her indelible legacy and the generations of people she inspired across Tennessee and around the world.
Gov. Lee spoke with Dolly’s team about the proposal this week. Her team expressed their appreciation for the extraordinary outpouring of support to honor Dolly and said they are touched by the idea and open to continuing the conversation. In keeping with the way Dolly lived her life, her team believes she still has a special way of bringing people together for good, and they hope this tribute can be another example of that enduring legacy.
Now this is an airport rename I can support without reservation. No controversy or airport code jokes here. (DPA is taken, but DPI is available.)
The change would make Parton the first woman whose name adorns one of America’s 50 busiest airports.
Now we have two reasons.