Charlotte Mayor Vetoes Airport Lease Delay (wfae.org)

Charlotte Mayor Rob Harrington vetoed a City Council motion to delay by 45 days a vote on a new 10-year lease between American Airlines, other carriers and Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The council voted 6-5 to postpone the vote to late November amid a push by the Service Employees International Union for better pay and conditions for contract workers, which American opposes. The lease commits airlines to fund a $2.1 billion expansion that includes extending Concourse C, adding a tunnel from the main terminal and planning for an expanded international concourse.