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Highlander it has gotten even worse than you might imagine. Our options have fallen off to where going through the hubs doesn't even work half the time. Its not just the directs going away, the hub connections are sparser too so you can connect to fewer and fewer flights. And the hub connections are...

If the airport didn't work it wouldn't be drawing JD Power Awards year after year, and gaining praise from airlines and TSA as being a model of efficiency. Yeah and GM got their 2013 quality award. The TSA outsources MCI as part of a control group "experiment" because they don't want its ...

The dip$hits that oppose improvement because they are too lazy to walk an extra 200 yds to the gate hopefully won't understand until the die has been cast. They are not lazy. They put a value on their time. Being able to get off a plane at KCI, get into a waiting car and be on I-29 in 5 minutes is ...

However, air service has a major impact on the whole city economy. Air service impacts our ability to attract events. It impacts our ability to attract and retain employers. It impacts our ability to attract and retain skilled, youthful workforce. Even if future growth were a longshot (which I don'...

There is a delicious irony in the RNC lifting its skirts for whichever city can roll out the most extravagant taxpayer funded bling. Shouldn't they limit bids to cities with privately built arenas, convention centers, airports, and transportation and only book rooms in unsubsidized convention hotels...

It's fun how the English language is used. When one says "next weekend" do they mean the one coming up or the one after "this weekend"? Its last/this/next. Respectively; the previous, current, upcoming. But does that include the Friday? Friday is far superior to Last Friday or N...

The entire airline business is bad business. Always has been. Always will be. Sure, and vastly expensive infrastructure improvements for such a volatile industry seems like a huge and unnecessary gamble in an age of seemingly continual mergers, bankruptcies, strikes, and fuel shortages. That said, ...

Our transfer numbers have actually been steady for 30+ years, BUT they've always remained at less than 10% of our total PAX. So obviously a modern airport doesn't help with xfer PAX numbers. Wish people would realize that, and how small that minority is at KCI. Less than 10 percent. They have sucke...

Our fee's (And also ticket prices) are low because we're not a hub. Fact. We also have a wide variety of airlines to choose from because we're not a hub. We should not aspire to be a hub and only have one or two possible airlines to choose from. Ask Dallas how they like being an AA hub..I bet they ...

pash wrote:No, my position is that terminal design is orthogonal to the issues you've raised.

So the terminal design failures that prevent flight connections have nothing to do with the airport being grossly underutilized through its entire history?

If you think KCI's dearth of shops and toilets has anything to do with long delays and dinky airplanes, you will be sadly disappointed to find yourself still waiting for that Dash-8 in the new terminal. But I suppose you will at least be able to console yourself by buying some Sbarro, then shitting...

It's just bad business. The entire airline business is bad business. Always has been. Always will be. Airlines turn a profit about as often as we see a comet. But eventually the industry will start adding capacity again. They just won't be able to help themselves. But it won't be at MCI as it is cu...

Sadly I think the only way around this politically is to sell it as a remodel. "OK we are going to scrap the billion dollar new terminal project and do a remodel instead" . . . that costs 900m$ and results in a complete and total reconfiguration of the existing building(s). The dip$hits th...

And the BBQ isn't? Its only two nights and you can only cram so many people into that event. I am dreaming bigger. Put on a SXSW scale music festival throughout the city. Book headliner commercial country acts to play both the arenas throughout the week. On non-BBQ nights, operate a carnival, beer ...

And in fairness to KCAD, perhaps this is what VanLoh et al are getting at (secondary to desiring more revenue from parking and concessions): the current design simply cannot bear the kinds of improvements they want to make without dramatic and expensive renovations. Which, I mean, fair enough. Just...

My own person "racism" has nothing to do with race. Your own personal racism seems to be of the most naked, base, and indefensible variety. You freely admit that you are frightened of this place merely by the presence of "Hispanics" and their language. Your position would at lea...

I still feel the AR is a squandered opportunity. There is no reason it could not be developed into a destination event like the Calgary Stampede. Boost the marketing. Bring in bigger rodeo. Bring in bigger bands. Make it something every yokel within a thousand miles has on their bucket list. Just n...

What part of the second language do you find frightening? Fear that you might start involuntarily trilling your Rs? Or is it perhaps really a fear that you may encounter brown people and have to interact with them? Clearly you cannot see past your perfect ability to live in harmony with all culture...

I still feel the AR is a squandered opportunity. There is no reason it could not be developed into a destination event like the Calgary Stampede. Boost the marketing. Bring in bigger rodeo. Bring in bigger bands. Make it something every yokel within a thousand miles has on their bucket list. Just ne...

They did just renovate the interior of the Wal Mart, but I agree, the site itself could probably use a touch-up. And of course, the taxpayers will foot the bill. I don't think the Spanish has any bearing on repelling or attracting white Midwest shoppers. And its not a bad part of town by any stretc...