Kansas City International Airport serves as mid America's link to the world with affordable fares and nonstop flights to most US cities. Airport parking is convenient and reasonably priced.
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Apparently the state of Missouri can't afford a sign on the building in the cell phone parking lot to show you which door leads to the restrooms. It's on the east side, south end, up a ramp.
Good grief, there are a couple dozen videos on my screen right now trying to teach people how to do things which should be simple and self-evident. When you have to offer a course in how to drop off and pick up passengers, you have messed up.
VALET WILL STEAL YOUR PROPERTY AND NOT REIMBURSE YOU. Felony theft from my vehicle in their possession for less than 24 hours. They refuse to reimburse me, police are investigating, and I am considering suing. STAY AWAY.
THEY WILL STEAL YOUR PROPERTY AND NOT REIMBURSE YOU. Felony theft from my vehicle in their possession for less than 24 hours. They refuse to reimburse me, police are investigating, and I am considering suing. STAY AWAY.
Unlike some people in the comments, the art looks absolutely amazing and I can't wait to see it when I arrive in the new terminal. I'm sure the art will help calm the nerves of some people who are nervous about flying for the first time, or just enlighten those who appreciate art in all its forms.
727 first aircraft I worked on . Did plenty of engine changes on them including the UPS Rolls Royce Taysel engines . The JT 8 are the best engines though. The Rolls Royce were a lot more time consuming. The Pratt's were a lot more powerful .
I've heard that they nearly went with the landside/airside design used at Tampa International Airport but decided the people movers connecting the airsides to the main terminal would be too costly. Of course, Tampa is considered one of the best airports in the country today, and the new circular terminals were obsolete the moment metal detectors and x-rays were required for security screening. I wonder what MCI would look like today had they gone with the Tampa-style design. Would TWA have kept their hub here instead of moving to St. Louis?
In the early 1980's, TWA asked Kansas City to invest in a major airport redevelopment plan that would have greatly expanded the terminal buildings with expanded check-in areas, dedicated security checkpoints, terminal connection structures, additional restrooms and retail spaces, and moving walkways to make it easier for connecting passengers to make connections. They also wanted major changes to terminal C to handle more widebody jets. However, the city said no because MCI's construction ran over budget and was still underwater; and TWA didn't have the capital resources to do it themselves. As a result, TWA focused on St. Louis and merged with Ozark. A few airlines tried building a hub at MCI (Braniff International, Braniff 2, United, Eastern, and USAir), but due to how the terminals were constructed, it was a very inconvenient design to support a true airline hub.
This was Kansas cities main airport till 1971 and even towards the end with lots of big jets flying in and out there was no jetways. If it was raining or snowing...to bad! Your walking outside to your plane.
Love the old planes and airlines. Miss them much. The terminal design was brilliant but made obsolete by hijackers and terrorists. TWA had a huge influence on its design but bailed out when security upgrades became necessary. Hence the move of its major hub to St Louis.
