Southwest is practically begging KC to let the airport build a new terminal (Kansas City: 2014, taxes)

[kcmo]

Try cherry picking from this:

http://www.airlinequality.com/airpor...-city-airport/

You will find people that like KCI, but the vast majority not only dislike KCI, they hate and avoid it and the airlines have confirmed this.

[nycrite]

Just checked the link. I sorted by best rating. There's ONE rating that is considered a positive review. It was a 9 out of 10.

After that? The second best review is a 6 out of 10. The third best review was 5, which means only 2 reviews out of 49 were rated 6 or above. 47 out of 49 were 5 and below. Ouch MCI, I tried to cherry pick good reviews and found one. I realize this is just one review site, and yes, I realize most people submit airport reviews to complain not to compliment. Reviews aside, it does not change the reality that MCI is poorly equipped for its primary job--efficiently flying people in and out of KC. The most efficient way to fly people in and out of a city is with direct flights. KC fails this, expect when flying to hubs.

Ok, but, MCI has convenient parking says every MCI supporter! The last two times I checked for a garage or circle spot, both lots were full. One of those times was a Sunday morning! Instead, I used the Parking Spot, and along with it, all the "convenience" of MCI evaporated on my shuttle ride to the airport.

[DallastoChicagotoKC]

Originally Posted by nycrite

Just checked the link. I sorted by best rating. There's ONE rating that is considered a positive review. It was a 9 out of 10.

After that? The second best review is a 6 out of 10. The third best review was 5, which means only 2 reviews out of 49 were rated 6 or above. 47 out of 49 were 5 and below. Ouch MCI, I tried to cherry pick good reviews and found one. I realize this is just one review site, and yes, I realize most people submit airport reviews to complain not to compliment. Reviews aside, it does not change the reality that MCI is poorly equipped for its primary job--efficiently flying people in and out of KC. The most efficient way to fly people in and out of a city is with direct flights. KC fails this, expect when flying to hubs.

Ok, but, MCI has convenient parking says every MCI supporter! The last two times I checked for a garage or circle spot, both lots were full. One of those times was a Sunday morning! Instead, I used the Parking Spot, and along with it, all the "convenience" of MCI evaporated on my shuttle ride to the airport.

Exactly this! I almost always have to take the shuttle because the parking lot if full.

[kcmo]

Having flown out of BWI now dozens of times. There is absolutely nothing convenient about parking at KCI unless you try to compare it to huge hub airports in huge coastal cities. BWI is about three times the size of KCI and parking is much better and cost about the same (in some cases it's cheaper).

[luzianne]

Originally Posted by DallastoChicagotoKC

Exactly this! I almost always have to take the shuttle because the parking lot if full.

Hmmm. I've never NOT been able to park in the parking lot across the street. I've never taken the shuttle, ever.

[kcmo]

Originally Posted by luzianne

Hmmm. I've never NOT been able to park in the parking lot across the street. I've never taken the shuttle, ever.

So there you have it! There is no parking problem at KCI...

[nycrite]

Originally Posted by luzianne

Hmmm. I've never NOT been able to park in the parking lot across the street. I've never taken the shuttle, ever.

I should be careful with my anecdotes. I could simply be unlucky, and my experience certainly does not mean MCI parking is bad for everyone. Still, for my Sunday morning flight, I would expect ample parking. Instead, I had to go off-site. That's anything but convenient for an off-peak travel time. Maybe I was experiencing the first wave of spring break or some one-off busy Sunday.

[kcmo]

Parking problems have been well documented by the airport and travelers. There is a reason they have valet parking for $27 a day.

It's not that KCI doesn't have enough parking, it's just not in the right areas. Terminal B doesn't have enough while the other terminals have too much parking, especially Terminal A since that terminal is not even being used.

One single central garage with easy access to all gates would fix it. It works great at BWI.

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by kcmo

Try cherry picking from this:

http://www.airlinequality.com/airpor...-city-airport/

You will find people that like KCI, but the vast majority not only dislike KCI, they hate and avoid it and the airlines have confirmed this.

So I went to that site, and the first review in the list that appeared was this one:

I am a Kansas City resident who travels frequently for my job so am very familiar with other airports around the country. I am appalled at how far my hometown airport has deteriorated. The bathrooms are despicable! Filthy and in disrepair every single time I travel which is 2 to 3 times per month. The food choices are sparse and extremely expensive as compared to other airports. It's time KC woke up and does something about the airport.

Following the logic displayed in some other posts on this thread, my followup to reading this should be:

"See? Even Kansas Citians can't stand KCI."

Obviously, there's at least one KC frequent flyer who does like the airport; that person's already posting to this thread.

But regardless of where they live now (remember, I'm an expat Kansas Citian), more flyers agree with this Kansas Citian than agree with the one who posts to this thread.

[CrownVic95]

Originally Posted by MarketStEl

So I went to that site, and the first review in the list that appeared was this one:



Following the logic displayed in some other posts on this thread, my followup to reading this should be:

"See? Even Kansas Citians can't stand KCI."

Obviously, there's at least one KC frequent flyer who does like the airport; that person's already posting to this thread.

But regardless of where they live now (remember, I'm an expat Kansas Citian), more flyers agree with this Kansas Citian than agree with the one who posts to this thread.

That's what your fiercely loyal (to the cause) team members would love to believe. But your fiercely loyal team members are still outnumbered.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascit...esults/9641212

Mayor Sly James pulls plug on 2016 election on KCI improvements | The Kansas City Star

only 39 percent said a new KCI terminal was the city’s next big priority, while 51 percent disagreed.[LEFT]
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