Originally Posted by
jbcarioca
Remember all the vendors too. It will certainly be harder for them, but the BMW commitment seems to be growing. All you need is more Bavarians in the Carolinas.
Sadly Wachovia is no more, so you've no bank of the region, assuming Wachau can be considered related because it was once Bavarian property.
I think loss of LH at CLT is a serious possibility. BMW is far from the lone German (or Bavarian) in the area. There are more than 100 German and Austrian firms located in five counties around Charlotte, and just last week there was groundbreaking for another new one. But still the majority of LH passengers at CLT are transiting. Sadly, I think we've just traded LH for BA at CLT.
As for Wachau being Bavarian...
The Wachau region is northwest of Vienna, along the Danube, between the towns of Melk and Krems.
They’re already running a slick ad on Charlotte TV showing an airport coming to life in the morning with US & AA aircraft and “The new American is arriving.”
