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shinatoo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:20 pm

Sani wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:13 am I noticed Google Maps still has the outline of Terminal A when you zoom in. Kind of annoying, because I'm sure the aviation department got them everything they need for a detailed model of the new terminal, but I'm sure it'll get updated eventually.

Not to drag crap from other parts of the internet into here, but someone in the Kansas City subreddit posted last night about how stressful it was to pick up their husband from the arrivals drive. Apparently, cops were being quite aggressive in making people move if the person they were picking up was not already standing at the curb. Most of the replies pointed out that's exactly how most airports work, and we have to break our old habits of waiting at the curb for 20 minutes or whatever because we had more curb space than we knew what to do with before.

I was proud of how the internet responded to that thread. The OP even seemed to agree that the police response was correct and that we need to adjust away from how we were spoiled by this one thing at old MCI.

bobbyhawks wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 6:00 pm

shinatoo wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 4:20 pm

Sani wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 11:13 am I noticed Google Maps still has the outline of Terminal A when you zoom in. Kind of annoying, because I'm sure the aviation department got them everything they need for a detailed model of the new terminal, but I'm sure it'll get updated eventually.

Not to drag crap from other parts of the internet into here, but someone in the Kansas City subreddit posted last night about how stressful it was to pick up their husband from the arrivals drive. Apparently, cops were being quite aggressive in making people move if the person they were picking up was not already standing at the curb. Most of the replies pointed out that's exactly how most airports work, and we have to break our old habits of waiting at the curb for 20 minutes or whatever because we had more curb space than we knew what to do with before.

I was proud of how the internet responded to that thread. The OP even seemed to agree that the police response was correct and that we need to adjust away from how we were spoiled by this one thing at old MCI.

I think people forget that the police used to be way more hardcore about asking people to move and even writing tickets (post 9/11 and for years after). They seem to have tapered the once-enthusiastic enforcement over the last decade, but it sounds like the new terminal necessitates it. I remember quite a few family and friends complaining about the airport cops harassing them for waiting and even a few getting tickets for it, but I haven't heard a complaint or even seen a cop attempt to interact with waiters for years.

Sani wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:46 am Holy moly, those Soiree prices... I mean, I'm sure it's good food and a step up from breakfast at First Watch or a steak at Longhorn or whatever, but $25.30 for chicken and waffles? $16.10 for kids mac and cheese?

Kansas City is using street-based pricing at all of its concessionaires, with most major convenience items pegged to the price of a similar item at the nearby QuikTrip gas station on Northwest Barry Road.

grovester wrote: ↑Thu Mar 02, 2023 10:47 am Does anyone think DHS will ever revert to pre-9/11 policy and allow people through security without a boarding pass?

Sani wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 5:37 pm I remember flying out of RSW in the 90s, before the new terminal was built in 2005, and they only allowed checked-in passengers past security even before 9/11 -- not for security reasons, but for space. The concourses were too crowded to let anyone pas security who wasn't flying. If you're picking up an unattended minor, though, you can go to the ticket counter for the airline and get a pass so you can meet them at the gate.

GRID wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:43 pm I see the arrivals are already having congestion issues in the garage. I'm telling you, they need to move the rental car buses and maybe economy parking buses to a designated spot on the curb right at the terminal. That would make those buses more convenient and free up space in the garage lanes.

GRID wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:43 pm I see the arrivals is already having congestion issues in the garage. I'm telling you, they need to move the rental car buses and maybe economy parking buses to a designated spot on the curb right at the terminal. That would make those buses more convenient and free up space in the garage lanes.

GRID wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:43 pm I see the arrivals is already having congestion issues in the garage. I'm telling you, they need to move the rental car buses and maybe economy parking buses to a designated spot on the curb right at the terminal. That would make those buses more convenient and free up space in the garage lanes.

trailerkid wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 9:22 pm

GRID wrote: ↑Fri Mar 03, 2023 8:43 pm I see the arrivals is already having congestion issues in the garage. I'm telling you, they need to move the rental car buses and maybe economy parking buses to a designated spot on the curb right at the terminal. That would make those buses more convenient and free up space in the garage lanes.

You should email the Deputy Director with your suggestions:
Justin.Meyer@kcmo.org