Rideshare service Blacklane plans to expand service within Georgia

Germany-based international ride-share service Blacklane will expand its services in Atlanta beginning on Feb. 23, according to a release from the company. The chauffeur company has provided airport and city-to-city service in Atlanta since 2014 and plans to make moving around Georgia and neighboring states more accessible for its clients.& “We see a growth opportunity for our city-to-city service,” said Blacklane CEO Dr. Jens Wohltorf The new routes from Atlanta to other cities in Georgia will include service to Augusta, Albany, and Columbus. Service to Alabama will include routes to Dothan, Huntsville, and Montgomery. Atlantans and visitors to the country’s busiest airport, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport, can get to South Carolina (Greenville), North Carolina (Asheville), and Tennessee (Chattanooga and Knoxville) by way of Blacklane.& With Atlanta scheduled to host multiple World Cup matches in the summer of 2026, including the semifinals, there will be more visitors to the city from across the country. For example, the competition for rideshares at the airport will be heightened by a large margin. For example, more than three million fans attended the World Cup in Qatar two years ago.& “Atlanta is a major business and travel hub in North America and important to us...