Kansas City things

[Emo EMAW]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.

please explain what you mean here

I mean if the time it takes to get from A to B, wherein KC is either A or B, were less (and I assume it would be less if there was a direct flight from A to B, instead of having to connect A to C to B) that would be more beneficial to consumers of the airport and Kansas City as a business environment in general.

[mocat]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.

please explain what you mean here

I mean if the time it takes to get from A to B, wherein KC is either A or B, were less (and I assume it would be less if there was a direct flight from A to B, instead of having to connect A to C to B) that would be more beneficial to consumers of the airport and Kansas City as a business environment in general.

are you talking about southwest airlines specifically? because no other airline could or would add more nonstop destinations from mci. but you mentioned a european destination which obviously excludes southwest.

[Emo EMAW]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.

please explain what you mean here

I mean if the time it takes to get from A to B, wherein KC is either A or B, were less (and I assume it would be less if there was a direct flight from A to B, instead of having to connect A to C to B) that would be more beneficial to consumers of the airport and Kansas City as a business environment in general.

are you talking about southwest airlines specifically? because no other airline could or would add more nonstop destinations from mci. but you mentioned a european destination which obviously excludes southwest.

I wasn't talking about any airline specifically, just referencing a real life example where having a direct flight would have been beneficial. 

[Skipper44]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.

please explain what you mean here

I mean if the time it takes to get from A to B, wherein KC is either A or B, were less (and I assume it would be less if there was a direct flight from A to B, instead of having to connect A to C to B) that would be more beneficial to consumers of the airport and Kansas City as a business environment in general.

are you talking about southwest airlines specifically? because no other airline could or would add more nonstop destinations from mci. but you mentioned a european destination which obviously excludes southwest.

the city of Indianapolis put up a $1.5 million guarantee to get a United to do a direct to SFO so we could get like over 60 more nonstops to cool places

[mocat]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.

please explain what you mean here

I mean if the time it takes to get from A to B, wherein KC is either A or B, were less (and I assume it would be less if there was a direct flight from A to B, instead of having to connect A to C to B) that would be more beneficial to consumers of the airport and Kansas City as a business environment in general.

are you talking about southwest airlines specifically? because no other airline could or would add more nonstop destinations from mci. but you mentioned a european destination which obviously excludes southwest.

I wasn't talking about any airline specifically, just referencing a real life example where having a direct flight would have been beneficial.

i think it would be beneficial if we could just imagine a place and be there instantly, but i didn't post it in this thread about kansas city things

[mocat]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.

please explain what you mean here

I mean if the time it takes to get from A to B, wherein KC is either A or B, were less (and I assume it would be less if there was a direct flight from A to B, instead of having to connect A to C to B) that would be more beneficial to consumers of the airport and Kansas City as a business environment in general.

are you talking about southwest airlines specifically? because no other airline could or would add more nonstop destinations from mci. but you mentioned a european destination which obviously excludes southwest.

the city of Indianapolis put up a $1.5 million guarantee to get a United to do a direct to SFO so we could get like over 60 more nonstops to cool places

all the major carriers already fly to all their domestic hubs from mci (including SFO). also how does a nonstop from indianapolis to SFO get you 60 more nonstops?

[star seed 7]

He's talking about buying 60 more direct routes for 1.5 mil each

[Phil Titola]

I remember a town hall about the single terminal proposal that happened at the central library like 2-3 years ago....
2) Pretty much everyone there, insane or not were firmly, and I mean firmly, against making it be a single terminal

Quite a LOT of info and research has been done in that time frame.  Including buy-in from airlines now.

Now that time has passed, there would be a lot better things for KC to spend $1 billion on

This isn't a "airport or sewers" or "airport or schools" discussion.  Money for any airport improvements is raised from fees and airline payments to the airport and can't be distributed to other areas in the city.  Same as the city general fund isn't used to pay for airport improvements.  It's a closed loop.

[KCFDcat]

Nice. I guess Voltaire owns it.

the brewery? false.

[Phil Titola]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.  I'm talking like MCI > Amsterdam or something.  (Not that the volume could/would ever justify actually having those flights.)   My old company literally moved their executives to Chicago because the Danes hated getting on that extra flight.

Actually the volume is there
http://www.kmbc.com/news/kci-eyes-flights-to-europe-in-potential-international-expansion/27843684

Meyer said about a plane full of people leave Kansas City International Airport every day for international destinations. He said some mid-sized markets are already drawing the expanded international flights.

[star seed 7]

If we could just spend one billion on anything I think it'd be cool to have a christ the redeemer statue replica but bigger

[Phil Titola]

If we could just spend one billion on anything I think it'd be cool to have a christ the redeemer statue replica but bigger

Huger version of this thing

[star seed 7]

Maybe change it a little and call it moose the donger

[420seriouscat69]

Nice. I guess Voltaire owns it.

the brewery? false.

That's what my coworker said, when I asked if they had food. Told me to go across the street, since they owned it.

[star seed 7]

Cain the leaner

[420seriouscat69]

I obviously believe you instead KCFD

[mocat]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.  I'm talking like MCI > Amsterdam or something.  (Not that the volume could/would ever justify actually having those flights.)   My old company literally moved their executives to Chicago because the Danes hated getting on that extra flight.

Actually the volume is there
http://www.kmbc.com/news/kci-eyes-flights-to-europe-in-potential-international-expansion/27843684

Meyer said about a plane full of people leave Kansas City International Airport every day for international destinations. He said some mid-sized markets are already drawing the expanded international flights.

that will never happen

[KCFDcat]

Nice. I guess Voltaire owns it.

the brewery? false.

That's what my coworker said, when I asked if they had food. Told me to go across the street, since they owned it.

nope. Voltaire owners are re-opening the golden ox, but are not affiliated with the brewery.

[Phil Titola]

We'd be better off with more direct flights than we would with a new terminal.  I'm talking like MCI > Amsterdam or something.  (Not that the volume could/would ever justify actually having those flights.)   My old company literally moved their executives to Chicago because the Danes hated getting on that extra flight.

Actually the volume is there
http://www.kmbc.com/news/kci-eyes-flights-to-europe-in-potential-international-expansion/27843684

Meyer said about a plane full of people leave Kansas City International Airport every day for international destinations. He said some mid-sized markets are already drawing the expanded international flights.

that will never happen

Yeah seems like a longshot.  A new terminal that can handle widebodies and better international arrival setup could help...it's happened in other similarly sized non-hub airports...Austin as the article mentions.

[Phil Titola]

Nice. I guess Voltaire owns it.

the brewery? false.

That's what my coworker said, when I asked if they had food. Told me to go across the street, since they owned it.

nope. Voltaire owners are re-opening the golden ox, but are not affiliated with the brewery.

The stockyards team seems very well funded.

[mocat]

Austin has an F1 track

[KCFDcat]

Nice. I guess Voltaire owns it.

the brewery? false.

That's what my coworker said, when I asked if they had food. Told me to go across the street, since they owned it.

nope. Voltaire owners are re-opening the golden ox, but are not affiliated with the brewery.

The stockyards team seems very well funded.

Correct. Don't know where they got $. I think wealthy family.

[420seriouscat69]

https://twitter.com/GreggFavre/status/725428429303123972

[kitten_mittons]

I would like a direct flight to/from austin.  Although I think they had one and recently got rid of it.

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[mocat]