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Originally Posted by ATXboom
Texboy... I think you are right in your statements other than there being any risk to the city of Austin. There is none. They get a lease payment with no expenses. The city did not seek this out... GE and Vivo approached them.
Since they could not do the hub cities [Dallas or Houston] the only targets would be Austin or San Antonio.
...not sure why - probably for the migrants or folks with little means that will drive for trips? Because Austin has been at the top of lists for relocating latin decendents? Its the 3rd busiest airport in the state? Demographic/Population trends and forecasts we don't have in front of us? Political constraints at other facilities? Most likely it is because this is an experiment for an investment arm of GE that happens to be located in Austin.
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You sure it's the third busiest? I though Hobby Airport had more passengers (somewhere around seven million I believe for Hobby). Besides that, there is a big drop of between 2nd and 3rd.
I hope this works out well for Austin though.