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I'm so glad Kansas City wasted all that time pandering [1] to them. I bet Sly really thought he'd make a dent. Absolutely not surprised though. Oh well, same o

by EADGBE 9y ago

I'm so glad Kansas City wasted all that time pandering [1] to them. I bet Sly really thought he'd make a dent. Absolutely not surprised though. Oh well, same old same old. Look at all the dots on the edges. [1] http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article180878701.html http://www.kansascity.com/news/business/article180878701.htm...

jessaustin 9y ago
Oooh... the cringe is strong. (EDIT: this refers to Mayor Sly's actions in your link, not to your comment!) Realistically, KC doesn't have an international airport. It's a fine national airport, because it's easy to get close to your gate really quickly, and there's a pretty complete set of connections to the West and many parts of the East. To fly internationally, however, requires a layover at O'Hare. One doesn't see KC competing for something like this without being a bit more connected to the world.
- EADGBE 9y ago
  Hey, but we've got some deal in the works for nonstops to Iceland! (tongue-in-cheek). [1] I really didn't intend to get high and mighty on my Midwest horse. Also, I don't know how well you know the airport situation, but they're really, really trying to work on it. [2] Honestly I'm not sure where they're at in the process though, there's been some hiccups. [1] https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/01/09/kansas-city-international-airport-iceland-flight.html https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/01/09/kansa... [2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/11/08/they-voted-yes-kansas-city-get-new-1-billion-airport-terminal/844622001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/...
  - optimuspaul 9y ago
    I'm disappointed how few midwest cities there were. Minneapolis and St Louis would be excellent cities that have great tech scenes and plenty of room for growth. I do think that Austin and Nashville are great choices as well, but most of the rest seem silly to me.
  - jessaustin 9y ago
    MCI is sort of a drive for me, but then again all airports are. I'm roughly equidistant from STL, SGF, and COU, with MCI slightly farther away. Icelandair seems like it could be a great way to get to Europe? I'm actually a little bummed out by the terminal plans, since they're likely to throw away the quick-in/quick-out convenience that exists currently. Flying was so much better in the 1990s, and MCI right now is sort of a throwback to that time. However, the current design makes connecting flights through KCI sort of impossible, so I can see why the airlines don't like it.

by EADGBE 9y ago

jessaustin 9y ago

Oooh... the cringe is strong. (EDIT: this refers to Mayor Sly's actions in your link, not to your comment!) Realistically, KC doesn't have an international airport. It's a fine national airport, because it's easy to get close to your gate really quickly, and there's a pretty complete set of connections to the West and many parts of the East. To fly internationally, however, requires a layover at O'Hare. One doesn't see KC competing for something like this without being a bit more connected to the world.

EADGBE 9y ago
Hey, but we've got some deal in the works for nonstops to Iceland! (tongue-in-cheek). [1] I really didn't intend to get high and mighty on my Midwest horse. Also, I don't know how well you know the airport situation, but they're really, really trying to work on it. [2] Honestly I'm not sure where they're at in the process though, there's been some hiccups. [1] https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/01/09/kansas-city-international-airport-iceland-flight.html https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/01/09/kansa... [2] https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/2017/11/08/they-voted-yes-kansas-city-get-new-1-billion-airport-terminal/844622001/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/flights/todayinthesky/...
- optimuspaul 9y ago
  I'm disappointed how few midwest cities there were. Minneapolis and St Louis would be excellent cities that have great tech scenes and plenty of room for growth. I do think that Austin and Nashville are great choices as well, but most of the rest seem silly to me.
- jessaustin 9y ago
  MCI is sort of a drive for me, but then again all airports are. I'm roughly equidistant from STL, SGF, and COU, with MCI slightly farther away. Icelandair seems like it could be a great way to get to Europe? I'm actually a little bummed out by the terminal plans, since they're likely to throw away the quick-in/quick-out convenience that exists currently. Flying was so much better in the 1990s, and MCI right now is sort of a throwback to that time. However, the current design makes connecting flights through KCI sort of impossible, so I can see why the airlines don't like it.