They’re working 9 to 5 to get this petition signed.
Fans of Dolly Parton are pushing to have Nashville International Airport renamed in her honor — after a bill to name it after President Trump failed to pass.
The petition, titled “Rename Nashville International Airport to Dolly Parton International Airport,” was posted on Change.org on January 21 and has already collected over 51,000 signatures.
The 79-year-old country music legend is a native of Tennessee and the petition’s organizers, Lydia Popovich and Dan Dion, professed their “deep-rooted admiration for the national treasure” on the petition, and joked that “We could all be Departin’ from Parton!!”
“She is not only a celebrated artist who encourages love, acceptance and goodwill through her music, but also a philanthropist, known for her countless contributions to society,” they gushed.
They went on to cite the 11-time Grammy winner’s philanthropic contributions, such as her Imagination Library program, “which has gifted over 100 million books to children since it began in 1995.”
Nashville International Airport has the airport code BNA, which stands for Berry Field Nashville Airport, named after decorated World War I and World War II U.S. Army veteran Col. Harry Smith Berry, who served as administrator for the Works Progress Administration.
The naming took place when the airport opened in 1937. Berry died in 1967, but airport’s code still carries his name.
Earlier this month, Popovich updated fans, explaining that Republican Tennessee state legislator Rep. Todd Warner could be instrumental in making their dream a reality.
In January, Warner filed a bill to change the name of the Tennessee airport to “Trump International Airport” in homage to President Donald Trump, but it failed in a 5-12 vote.
“Yeah that bill went down in flames in the transportation committee,” Warner said at a Policy Talks event in Franklin.
Warner said he has no issues with the Parton push.
“I had numerous emails asking to name it [after Parton,] and I would have no problem with that whatsoever.”