Kansas City International Airport Ranks #3 Large Airport In Annual J.D. Power Airport

[Bearcat]

Good airport, far superior than the old one.

And if I lived in KC, I feel like it would be pretty low on the list of things to shout at clouds about 2+ years later.

[Dartgod]

I fly for work fairly often and I love it. Sure it's usually a little bit of a hike to get to my gate, but at what modern airport isn't that the case?

[Donger]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

I fly for work fairly often and I love it. Sure it's usually a little bit of a hike to get to my gate, but at what modern airport isn't that the case?

The hike from gate to the rental car bus was not expected. But not too bad. Not SLC bad, anyway.

[GloryDayz]

Meh, my point was that it wasn't going to do any of the things they claimed it would do.

It's fine I just didn't know if it had managed to achieve what they wanted it to.

The Clear line is cool, so I guess there's a silver lining.

See ya Friday new-smell MCI...

[BWillie]

It really is a fantastic airport. We are like a real city now. It's not too big and has everything you would want for amenities.

[KCUnited]

Leads the nation in people just standing on the moving walkway, but otherwise its a great airport

[George Liquor]

Originally Posted by BWillie

It really is a fantastic airport. We are like a real city now. It's not too big and has everything you would want for amenities.

Needs bubble craps

[GloryDayz]

I was actually hoping to hear that the ~$1.5B had resulted in drawing in some substantive economic business that I hadn't heard about but I guess having Clear (which I use), a decent bar just after you exit TSA (which I use), and moving walkways (which I don't use) are pluses.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

I was actually hoping to hear that the ~$1.5B had resulted in drawing in some substantive economic business that I hadn't heard about but I guess having Clear (which I use), a decent bar just after you exit TSA (which I use), and moving walkways (which I don't use) are pluses.

I would guess that stuff takes time, too... doubt anyone seriously thought the minute they built a new airport, they'd become an international hub or anything. I'd imagine 2 years in terms of major routes and what not for airlines isn't necessarily a long time either.

And no matter what bullshit politicians spewed, I'd think the general thought was the old airport was guaranteed to never change the status quo, while a new airport gives the airport a chance to expand and provide more international routes (which apparently has already happened to some extent), etc.

I'm sure that % chance and timeline was overstated because that's what people do when they want to convince others to spend a billion dollars, but clearly the old airport was stuck in pre-9/11 days (and more like the 70s) and needed a huge upgrade.

And as a local, I loved the old airport, but now as an out of towner, I totally get why it needed an upgrade (granted, the one big improvement they could make now is moving the rental cars to the terminal instead of doing the shuttle thing).

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

I would guess that stuff takes time, too... doubt anyone seriously thought the minute they built a new airport, they'd become an international hub or anything. I'd imagine 2 years in terms of major routes and what not for airlines isn't necessarily a long time either.

And no matter what bullshit politicians spewed, I'd think the general thought was the old airport was guaranteed to never change the status quo, while a new airport gives the airport a chance to expand and provide more international routes (which apparently has already happened to some extent), etc.

I'm sure that % chance and timeline was overstated because that's what people do when they want to convince others to spend a billion dollars, but clearly the old airport was stuck in pre-9/11 days (and more like the 70s) and needed a huge upgrade.

And as a local, I loved the old airport, but now as an out of towner, I totally get why it needed an upgrade (granted, the one big improvement they could make now is moving the rental cars to the terminal instead of doing the shuttle thing).

I certainly hope it leads, quickly to many more caribbean routes to places other than Cancun and Jamaica. Last August the son and I flen Air Canada to Toronto on our way to Egypt, so I guess that's cool, but they have a lot of gates on the south part of the A concourse (A12 - A20) that seem ripe for more use.

I would love to see flights to Cozumel, Roatan and the ABC islands added to international destinations. Until then, I have to fly through other hubs.

It's all good, I'll survive and the extra hops help keep my status at a nice level.

[Bearcat]

Originally Posted by GloryDayz

I certainly hope it leads, quickly to many more caribbean routes to places other than Cancun and Jamaica. Last August the son and I flen Air Canada to Toronto on our way to Egypt, so I guess that's cool, but they have a lot of gates on the south part of the A concourse (A12 - A20) that seem ripe for more use.

I would love to see flights to Cozumel, Roatan and the ABC islands added to international destinations. Until then, I have to fly through other hubs.

It's all good, I'll survive and the extra hops help keep my status at a nice level.

Did you do Egypt on your own or with tour guides? I've heard it's pretty extreme in terms of tourism bullshit and potentially one of those places where it's really worth getting local 'help' even if you're used to international bullshit.

[TwistedChief]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Did you do Egypt on your own or with tour guides? I've heard it's pretty extreme in terms of tourism bullshit and potentially one of those places where it's really worth getting local 'help' even if you're used to international bullshit.

It's a manic and crazy place (especially the driving). I loved it though. And yes, I'd recommend getting a "tour" guide. Otherwise it would probably seem a bit unhinged and more sketch to navigate.

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by Bearcat

Did you do Egypt on your own or with tour guides? I've heard it's pretty extreme in terms of tourism bullshit and potentially one of those places where it's really worth getting local 'help' even if you're used to international bullshit.

We did a week on a liveaboard out of Hurghada, then a week on a different liveaboard out of Port Ghalib three hours to the south, so we only had three days of land time. Our only guides were the guides on the boats when we were diving. That said our guide went with us when I finished my son's Advanced Wreck Diving cert on the Thistlegorm (in the middle of the night to avoid other divers from other liveaboards F'ing up his line-laying); so it was a good trade IMO..

I love me some Egypt and Red Sea, but I'll pass on Egypt's land stuff, it's not my jam.

[Womble]

I did have a pleasant shite at KC airport. Very roomy cubicles which was a huge plus. Credit to the toilet attendants because it was spotless and I could have eaten my $100 lunch off the floor had I wanted to. There is also hands free flushing for added cleanliness. I left a bit of a mess but that's because I'm English and dirtying public toilets is part of my culture. The one negative is that the toilet paper dispenser is a bit too far away from the loo.



I never got round to taking a dump at Kohl's but it's up against stiff competition. It will be hard to top my defecation experience at KC International. Kohl's is one for the bucket list.

[Deberg_1990]

Originally Posted by Womble

I did have a very pleasant shite at KC airport. Very roomy cubicles which was a huge plus. Credit to the toilet attendants because it was spotless and I could have eaten my $100 lunch off the floor had I wanted to. There is also hands free flushing for added cleanliness. I left a bit of mess because I'm English and dirtying public toilets is part of my culture. The one negative is that the toilet paper dispenser is a bit too far away from the loo.



I never got round to taking a dump at Kohl's but it's up against stiff competition and it will be hard to top my defecation experience at KC International. Kohl's is one for the bucket list.

Did you use the gender neutral rooms?