Warning: New KCI Traffic Crisis Helps Ruin 2023 Memorial Day Travel Comeback

Quick reminder . . .

AS KANSAS CITY SLOWLY COMES TO TERMS WITH NEW KCI DESIGN FAIL, MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND TRAVEL SPIKES!!!

Per ushe . . . 

TKC readers have led this discussion . . .

Lesser newsies were taking talking points from PR consultants earlier in the discussion but as the traffic crisis worsened . . . Public outcry and user dissatisfaction moved the dial. 

Once again . . .

The "cell phone lot" is not a solution and is already becoming crowded and unusable.  

Cutting down the surface area for drop/offs & pickups was a dumb idea that threatens to cost this town HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF BUCKS. 

Hyping foodie options over accessibility was a disservice and pushes Kansas City, Missouri into 2nd rate status.

And so . . .

Once again . . . We warn locals of an upcoming traffic hot mess . . . 

“We’re expecting to see 20,000 daily outbound passengers from MCI today, tomorrow and Friday,” said Justin Meyer, deputy director with the Kansas City Aviation Department, in a statement. The peak travel days this week are expected to be Thursday and Friday.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

KCI predicted to see largest Memorial Day weekend in three years

KANSAS CITY, Mo - Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer and Kansas City International Airport is getting ready for a travel surge. At least 20,000 passengers are estimated to fly out of KCI starting on Thursday. According to KCI, this makes it the busiest Memorial Day weekend the airport has seen since 2019.

Memorial Day weekend: Best and worst travel times to fly or drive

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