Louisville Metro Dedicates Airport To Muhammad Ali!

Metro Louisville Airport is renamed in honor of Muhammad Ali.

You fly with the greatest.

Louisville International Airport will be renamed after the legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.

City officials announced Wednesday that Louisville International Airport will be renamed after the boxer and humanitarian often called "the Greatest."

The Louisville Regional Airport Authority has voted in favor of changing the name of the airport to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The move was praised by his widow, Lonnie Ali.

Muhammad Ali was the boss. He never shy away from his views of America.

Louisville/Jefferson County board member and current mayor Greg Fischer went to social media to praise Ali.

Muhammad Ali belonged to the world, but he only had one hometown. Today’s decision to change @flylouisville’s name to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport is a major piece of a broader effort to celebrate those deep ties. pic.twitter.com/mxXyX4pILl

— Mayor Greg Fischer (@louisvillemayor) January 16, 2019

Louisville should champion Muhammad Ali’s legacy, and renaming Louisville International Airport in his honor is a wonderful first step. I’m speaking now to the @flylouisville Board to support this change. https://t.co/xsyltkVKJL

— Mayor Greg Fischer (@louisvillemayor) January 16, 2019

Louisville, Kentucky a city with 704,000 residents is a consolidate-county community. It is a home-rule community and it has at least 50 hamlets are incorporated but recognized as Louisville.

It's a step in the right direction.

Now if we can get those TSA employees working at Louisville/Muhammad Ali paid, it would be very good. Unfortunately, we're entering the 28th day of the government shutdown.

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) who is getting hernia surgery in Toronto, Canada and Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) refuse to open the government. McConnell is the Majority Leader and he is refusing to push through House bills to open up the government.

Donald J. Trump won't sign off any legislation without border wall funding. He is putting 1 million American government workers at risk of economic collapse.

I wish Muhammad Ali was alive today. He would have torn into Trump and Republicans.

Muhammad Ali passed away in 2016. This week would have been his 77th birthday.