We Can Do Better Than This

We Can Do Better Than This

When I started this site in 2013, it was not because the idea of a new single terminal at Kansas City International Airport was necessarily a horrible one. It was because the reasons given for it were misleading and as was later proven in some cases, untrue. Thus, if...
What’s The Difference between 28.8 and 3.63?

What’s The Difference between 28.8 and 3.63?

Answer: The truth it seems. The 28.8 minute average security wait time at Kansas City International Airport, reported by the Kansas City Business Journal on March 17th and subsequently heralded from the rooftops by those favoring a new single terminal, is wrong. Of...
The People Keep Speaking

The People Keep Speaking

I happened to see a fairly typical letter to the editor in the KC Star regarding KCI. I’m reprinting a couple of excerpts here because it involves a random exchange with an out of town passenger, similar to comments I hear myself when travelling. As usual, our...
TSA’s KCI Prediction Comes True

TSA’s KCI Prediction Comes True

Today’s incident with the partial shutdown and evacuation of Terminal C due to an unruly passenger on an American Airlines flight, was noteworthy for what did not happen as much as it was for what did. And predictably, also what was reported vs what was...
LAX Tragedy Offers Security Lessons To KCI Planners

LAX Tragedy Offers Security Lessons To KCI Planners

The security configuration at KCI has been near the center of terminal planning discussions since the beginning. Proponents of a single terminal cite cost savings in security personnel while opponents point to the shorter lines at the current checkpoint and minimal...

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