AND SCAMMERS TRYING TO GET ON THE SUPER BOWL. THE COUNTDOWN CLOCK CANNOT BEGIN, THINK KCI OPENS FEBRUARY 28, THAT ANNOUNCEMENT CAN BE TODAY. JACKSON KURTZ IS LIKE HERE TONIGHT LOOKING AT AT WHAT WE WILL SEE WHEN THE DOORS OPEN. IT WILL BE A GREAT CHANGE FOR SOME MANY FOLKS WHEN THEY DECIDE TO FLY OUT OF KCI. JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE TERMINAL, LIT UP ALL NICE AND BRIGHT. NOT EXACTLY IN TIME FOR THE SUPER BOWL, BUT SOMEBODY THAT’S COMING UP THIS YEAR. SOME THINGS TO EXPECT WHEN YOU DO FLIGHT IS NUMBER ONE, ARRIVED EARLY, GET HERE EARLY SO YOU CAN NAVIGATE AND SEAL THE SIGNAGE AND ENJOY EVERYTHING INSIDE. WELCOME TO THE NEW KANSAS CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TERMINAL. WE WILL REALLY PUSH FOR THE NEXT 30 DAYS TO GET THIS THING OPEN. AHEAD OF SCHEDULE, AT THE NEW KCI TERMINAL. IT PUTS PRESSURE ON THE TEAM TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE SYSTEMS AVAILABLE. THE FIRST FLIGHT OUT ON FIGURE 28TH WILL COME IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, SHOWCASING KANSAS CITY FOR FLIES AROUND THE WORLD. PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD FLYING THROUGH KCI WILL NOT TO SEEK A STATE-OF-THE-ART AIRPORT, BUT AN AIRPORT THAT TELLS THE STORY KANSAS CITY. UNTIL THAT DAY, AVIATION OFFICIALS SAY WORK NEEDS TO GET DONE LIKE TESTING ALL OF THE SECURITY SYSTEMS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, AND DOORS. THE TEAM HAS NOT WAVERED. WE REALLY PUSH, WE PROMISE MARCH. THE PROJECT HAS STAYED ON BUDGET AND EXCEEDED OUR GOAL FOR MANY BUSINESSES INSIDE. THERE IS SOMETHING NEW AND EXCITING EVERYDAY. A LOT OF AIRPORTS RUN INTO DIFFICULTIES WITH THE OPEN. WE DON’T WANT THOSE. THIS CHANGE WE OVERNIGHT, GOING FROM THE OLD TERMINAL TO THE NEW ONE. IF YOU LEAVE PUT FORTH THE 27TH AND COME BACK YOU WILL BE COMING BACK IN THAT NEW TERMINAL. AT FIRST FLIGHT OUT IS BRIGHT AND EARLY AT 5:00 A.M.. LIVE FROM KCI. ABOUT 10,000 PEOPLE HAVE SIGNED UP TO BE SOME OF THE FIRST PEOPLE TO T
Opening date for new KCI Airport terminal announced
City officials made the announcement during a ceremony at the new terminal
Kansas City, Missouri, officials announced the opening date for the new Kansas City International Airport terminal during a ceremony Monday afternoon.Airport officials and Mayor Quinton Lucas will made the announcement at 4 p.m. in the new terminal. “We’re very excited to announce that we have an airport terminal that will be on time, on budget,” Lucas said during the announcement Monday. The New terminal will officially open up on Feb. 28, 2023. A full slate of flights will be coming in and out of Kansas City on the Tuesday it opens. Construction on the new airport terminal began in March 2019. The $1.5 billion terminal has 40 gates, with the ability to expand up to 50 gates in the future. The new terminal includes a 6,200-space parking structure and an improved experience for travelers inside.KMBC got the…