CHICAGO, Oct. 1, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Standard Parking Corporation (Nasdaq:STAN), one of the nation's leading providers of parking management, ground transportation and other ancillary services, announced that it today commenced its duties under a multi-year contract to manage the parking and shuttle operations at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). With the addition of ATL to a portfolio that includes Chicago O'Hare International Airport and Denver International Airport, Standard Parking now manages the parking operations at three of the nation's five busiest airports.
The parking and transportation service operations at ATL, comprised of approximately 30,000 parking spaces and 58 shuttle buses, is one of the largest in the world. Over 400 parking and ground transportation employees will serve both the public as well as Airport employees at ATL's two garages and seven surface lots.
Jack Ricchiuto, Executive Vice President of Standard Parking's Airport Division, stated, "We are extremely pleased to have been selected as the parking operator for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. We believe that our extensive depth and experience in airport parking management, coupled with our ability to deliver a broad base of landside services, make us uniquely qualified to meet the challenges of serving passengers at the world's busiest airport. We look forward to providing world-class service to the Airport's customers."
Standard Parking Corporation, with approximately 12,000 employees, manages approximately 2,200 parking facilities containing over one million parking spaces in more than 330 cities across the United States and Canada, including parking-related and shuttle bus operations serving approximately 60 airports.