The Jacksonville Aviation Authority unanimously approved lease agreements Nov. 19 that will bring Chick-fil-A, Panda Express, V Pizza and Willie Jewell’s Old School Bar-B-Q to Jacksonville International Airport.
The restaurants are planned in Concourse B, which is under construction and on schedule for completion by December 2026, according to JAA CEO Mark VanLoh.
“In all of the places I go and after all of the speeches I give, the No. 1 ask is ‘When are we getting a Chick-fil-A?’ They aren’t asking about flights to Mexico or Des Moines,” he said. “So it’s coming.”
With Jacksonville-founded V Pizza and Willie Jewell’s in the lineup, VanLoh said the authority is keeping a “focus on local vendors to round out options” for travelers…