Nashville International Airport BNA sign at night

Nashville International Airport's sign at night

The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority plan to file a federal lawsuit to fight a new law that will give the state control of the MNAA board starting July 1. 

According to a release, Mayor Freddie O’Connell has directed the Metro Department of Law to file the lawsuit against the State of Tennessee over a second attempt “to take over control of the Metro Nashville Airport Authority Board.”