This breaking news just in from the Kansas City Star… “KCI is easy, and that’s why travelers want to save it.” Ok, the headline not only states the obvious, it drastically oversimplifies the issue. Yes, KCI is incredibly easy and is recognized...
Aviation Director Mark VanLoh deserves a lot of credit for using private screeners at KCI. As noted in a New York Times article in January 2012 they are more efficient than their TSA counterparts, in one study screening 65% more passengers per employee. But Mr. VanLoh...
In case you missed it when I tweeted the link, there is an excellent, balanced, well-researched piece in The Pitch by Steve Vockrodt. In it, Mr. Vockrodt talks with local officials, airline officials, other airport officials and a couple of unofficials. It’s...
I think the reason that talk of a potential hub at KCI won’t go away is that most people prefer non-stop flights. I do too. And perhaps there is a belief in some circles that visions of non-stop flights to every corner of the universe will be so powerful that...
As we’ve noted before, it’s important that the ongoing discussion about KCI be focused on solutions and not simply debate. It is in this spirit that I share the following story that I received from a KCI traveler. Today I went to use the restroom in the US...
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