The Nashville International Airport will be renamed in honor of Dolly Parton after the plan was approved by the airport authority's board on Sept. 11.

In Nashville, Tennessee, Republican and Democratic leaders are in an ugly partisan battle over who controls the city's airport, but they agree on one thing.

Nashville International Airport is a step closer to being renamed to honor the late country superstar Dolly Parton.

It's official. The late Dolly Parton will be gaining a new namesake — and it's taking off. Nashville International Airport in Tennessee is set to be renamed in honour of the celebrated singer, after its board of commissioners voted in favour of the move on Friday.

The Metro Nashville Airport Authority board voted 6-0 on Friday to begin the process of changing the name and said a final name has not been chosen.

The idea of renaming Nashville’s airport for Dolly Parton was not just an easily forgotten pipe dream that popped up in the days following the superstar’s death in August. The proposal moved a big step closer to reality Friday,

Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority voted unanimously to begin the process of renaming Nashville International Airport in honor of Dolly Parton.

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