I guarantee the new airport & initial kinks will still be 100x better than the current airportgfenn11 wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 5:29 pmAlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 12:52 pm Anyone else planning to get a ticket to take a trip out of here the first day this opens?
I'll happily let others experience the sure fire issues that will happen initially and enjoy it after the kinks are worked out.
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Those should be ironed out during the stress test that Justin tweeted about a few weeks agogfenn11 wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 5:29 pmAlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 12:52 pm Anyone else planning to get a ticket to take a trip out of here the first day this opens?
I'll happily let others experience the sure fire issues that will happen initially and enjoy it after the kinks are worked out.
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There will always be hiccups that arise.Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 5:37 pmThose should be ironed out during the stress test that Justin tweeted about a few weeks agogfenn11 wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 5:29 pmAlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 12:52 pm Anyone else planning to get a ticket to take a trip out of here the first day this opens?
I'll happily let others experience the sure fire issues that will happen initially and enjoy it after the kinks are worked out.
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No doubt.AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 5:36 pmI guarantee the new airport & initial kinks will still be 100x better than the current airportgfenn11 wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 5:29 pmAlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Sun May 22, 2022 12:52 pm Anyone else planning to get a ticket to take a trip out of here the first day this opens?
I'll happily let others experience the sure fire issues that will happen initially and enjoy it after the kinks are worked out.
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If anyone goes to the downtowners please report. Can’t make it
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Permit for a food service tenant finish for an establishment called 'The Leagues'. It will be located at 'BS2-080 Concourse B'
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Smh this is how we have to find ot tenants in a new airport terminal.
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This is a great idea and kudos to Platt and the city for spearheading working through this. Sounds like Evergy could get back involved in making it happen.
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Fingers crossed. I'm hoping the Hawthorne plant gets the same treatment and the entire city runs on solar power, with a solid back up plan ofc.alejandro46 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:05 pm This is a great idea and kudos to Platt and the city for spearheading working through this. Sounds like Evergy could get back involved in making it happen.
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The nice thing is that solar panels sill have a lot of room for efficiency improvements. Modern panels today absorb about 20% or so of sunlight energy hitting panel converted to electricity. Five years ago it was below 15%. There are some in proof of concept stage that can covert 30%. So as panel tech efficiency improves over time and the airport panels lifecycle out they can be replaced by more efficient panels over the years allowing for more Watts in same size field. Shouldn't be an issue to stay on top of renewable energy needs for data centers, especially if combining other renewable formats.
There's a slick damless hydro approach where you dig a tunnel (or diversion) at a river bend and run water through mini turbines then back into river, no impact to potential barge/recreational traffic. KC and Evergy need to look into this.
There's a slick damless hydro approach where you dig a tunnel (or diversion) at a river bend and run water through mini turbines then back into river, no impact to potential barge/recreational traffic. KC and Evergy need to look into this.
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Been catching up on threads for a bit lately after an absence from KCRag. This one made for interesting reading.
I loved this line from Sani regarding the glass jet bridges:
The "everything seems narrow" meme was a welcome laugh at the end of a hard week. All of you are nuts. Don't ever change.
Then I came across this:
I realize that Kansas City's new airport can't naturally smell like barbecue. Or maybe it can, at least near the City Market area? Not having been in it yet with everything up and running, I can't say for sure. I'll be watching the reviews when it opens, though.
I loved this line from Sani regarding the glass jet bridges:
Those enclosed corrugated-steel jetways with no windows always made me think: Is this what livestock feel like going into the rendering plant?
The "everything seems narrow" meme was a welcome laugh at the end of a hard week. All of you are nuts. Don't ever change.
Then I came across this:
This reminded me of my first flight into Maui. Got off the plane, walking into the airport, thought it was nice after having breathed processed air for several hours that someone had the presence of mind to pipe subtle flower scents into the airport. Walked a little further and suddenly realized...this airport is completely open to the outside. That's just the natural scent in the air here. That was special.Chris Stritzel wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 7:42 pm ...The colors are really what makes me feel that the overall design is meant to bring a calm vibe to the sometimes-hectic airplane travel experience...
For example, Brightline in Florida has a nice citrus smell in all three of their stations, but the colors inside are a bit harsh. The citrus smells "wakes you up" in a way. But like the new KC airport and other newer airports, natural light helps brighten someone's mood.
I realize that Kansas City's new airport can't naturally smell like barbecue. Or maybe it can, at least near the City Market area? Not having been in it yet with everything up and running, I can't say for sure. I'll be watching the reviews when it opens, though.
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The New LaGuardia Is Haunted by the Mistakes of its Past
An $8 billion overhaul has transformed the long-reviled New York airport. But LaGuardia’s troubled history can’t be fully overcome.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features ... ow-organic
An $8 billion overhaul has transformed the long-reviled New York airport. But LaGuardia’s troubled history can’t be fully overcome.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features ... ow-organic
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There is a new video on "the B1M" youtube channel about the Denver airport. It's crazy they are planning for 100 million passengers within the next few years and they are a metro roughly the same size as STL.
I wonder if the new KCI will be able to pull some traffic away from Denver to be a more logical mid-continent hub. We have less severe winters and are closer to the east coast hubs.
I wonder if the new KCI will be able to pull some traffic away from Denver to be a more logical mid-continent hub. We have less severe winters and are closer to the east coast hubs.
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DIA is a hub for United, Frontier and to an extent Southwest. It can snow a foot overnight & be 60 in a few hours. It is the largest airport in the U.S. by land area & has 146 gates. So yeah, MCI should be able to pull some traffic away. Logicaldnweava wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 8:47 am There is a new video on "the B1M" youtube channel about the Denver airport. It's crazy they are planning for 100 million passengers within the next few years and they are a metro roughly the same size as STL.
I wonder if the new KCI will be able to pull some traffic away from Denver to be a more logical mid-continent hub. We have less severe winters and are closer to the east coast hubs.
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Or just get some traffic back that was originally planned for KC. Southwest was not even in Denver back when they wanted to make KC a focus city. Not sure if that ship has sailed or not.
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It has. SW has more gates there than the entire new KCI terminal will have for all airlines
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I doubt it’s sailed. SW was one of the primary drivers for new terminal at MCI, and were incredibly engaged with edgemoore and the city with the project. I’d image one (or a couple) airline(s) pursue MCI hub status, or at the very least a focus city in the years following new terminal opening. We’ll be the only central city in the US served by JB, Delta is looking to open a lounge here, and SW still dominates the KC market by more than 1/3rd. We’re well positioned going forward to say the least.
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Still say that if KC had rebuilt KCI 10-15 years sooner, KCI would have a large chunk of what Denver has now and Denver would still be a major world hub. Same with StL.normalthings wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:18 amIt has. SW has more gates there than the entire new KCI terminal will have for all airlines
Maybe KC can get at least some of those flights from DEN and STL once they have a respectable terminal.
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No doubt, we definitely shot ourselves in the foot and squandered our geographic advantage for the better half of half a centuryGRID wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:22 amStill say that if KC had rebuilt KCI 10-15 years sooner, KCI would have a large chunk of what Denver has now and Denver would still be a major world hub. Same with StL.normalthings wrote: ↑Wed Jun 22, 2022 11:18 amIt has. SW has more gates there than the entire new KCI terminal will have for all airlines
Maybe KC can get at least some of those flights from DEN and STL once they have a respectable terminal.
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