NEWSFLASH: KCI NEGLECTED!!!

Politics proves more important to city leaders than maintaining quality for passengers. 

Locals have complained about this problem for years . . . Today the newspaper finally gives voice to the concern with a letter to the editor.

Here's the word . . .

"I’ve been a frequent flyer for business and pleasure through our airport for a quarter century. I still regard it as the best layout I’ve experienced among the dozens of airports I’ve traveled through in this country and beyond. However, I also realize that security issues now dictate a different (if less accommodating) kind of architecture.

"For years, the city has failed to maintain the airport. My thoughts initially were that such neglect was simply trying to convince locals that a new terminal would be better. Since we are getting that new terminal, the neglect has been magnified: broken elevators, toilets out of order, inadequate signage for arrivals to find the exits and more."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Let's face it, Kansas City: We've let the old terminals at KCI Airport turn into dumps

It surprises me that it has taken this long for The Star to highlight woes at Kansas City International Airport's existing terminals. (Dec. 6, 1A, "Holiday travelers left waiting for KCI shuttle buses") I've been a frequent flyer for business and pleasure through our airport for a quarter century.