Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)Palm Beach International Airport in South Florida was officially renamed Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday, following a law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. The full transition, including the change of the airport's three-letter international code from “PBI” to “DJT” is scheduled for August 18. Until the official code change, airport systems and passenger services are permitted to use 'PBI' or Palm Beach International Airport, and flight attendants have been given leeway to welcome travelers to 'West Palm Beach'. Eric Trump announced the christening, stating that his father is deserving of the honor for his contributions to Florida and the country. The Trump family business trademarked the new airport name, but they will not profit from any branded merchandise sold at the airport. In full‘President Donald Trump Airport’ is christened in Palm Beach — but flight attendants may not call it thatMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Trump is the first president to have an airport named after him while in office. The Trump Organization says he won't get royalties from the renaming, but legal experts see…

Palm Beach International Airport officially became Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday, but the airport's code won't change for another 40 days.

The renaming marks one of the Trump administration’s most significant branding victories after some legal setbacks.

A Florida airport was renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport on Thursday. This renaming accelerates a push to place the president's name on landmarks. The…