For sure he and his business partners tried to strongarm the german city / community of Egelsbach to sell it's airport (Germany's largest small airplane airport, near Frankfurt/Main) to him. The aim was to expand the airport, at the expense of the inhabitants. The upside would have been 1-10 jobs, the downside a lot of noise and reduced price of property and life quality.
A lot of intransparent things were going on, fortunately it seems that things came to a halt.
It's business. I would not believe the image of a business man of his class.
[Disclaimer: I live in Egelsbach, Germany, and I have followed the case with great concern.]
For sure he and his business partners tried to strongarm the german city / community of Egelsbach to sell it's airport (Germany's largest small airplane airport, near Frankfurt/Main) to him. The aim was to expand the airport, at the expense of the inhabitants. The upside would have been 1-10 jobs, the downside a lot of noise and reduced price of property and life quality.
A lot of intransparent things were going on, fortunately it seems that things came to a halt.
It's business. I would not believe the image of a business man of his class.
[Disclaimer: I live in Egelsbach, Germany, and I have followed the case with great concern.]
Additional source (in German): https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flugplatz_Frankfurt-Egelsbach