Originally Posted by
readywhenyouare
NWA couldn't even fill a 757 to DUS. And the DTW hub was larger then. As someone else mentioned, this is just a shot in the dark to keep the pilot contract compliant with the joint venture with EU partners.
DUS isn't MUC. Not only does MUC have more than twice as many people than DUS, the auto industry is largely in the south. Sure, Ford is on CGN, but Bosch, Audi, BMW, Mercedes, MAN, and every major automotive supplier have large operations in southern Germany.
Additionally
US tourism to Germany is centered in Berlin and Munich [make a triangle between Dachau, Berchtesgaden, and Neuschwanstein].