I like that rumour :-)
I am based in Hamburg and did not really like the prospect of moving to a country where I do not really want to be - so any expansion in Germany is a very wellcome thought.
And Yes .... after the decision was made to close Hamburg most of us believed Berlin was next....so I am happy for both us and the Air Berlin Crew if we all get to stay in Germany on the reasonably good EasyJet German contract :-)