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Hub operator at Charlotte Douglas International Airport and the largest signatory to the airport's Airline Use and Lease Agreement (93 of about 123 gates leased, per airport staff on Oct. 12, 2026).
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Harrington Vetoes Council's Six-Week Review of the CLT Airline Lease
Jack Beckett·
Charlotte City Council voted Monday to take six weeks to review the airport's new airline lease and decide Nov. 23. Mayor Rob Harrington vetoed it on the spot. The lease would run 10½ years and carry an estimated $2.1 billion building program.