Kansas City: Prepared to get screwed

Yes, we're about to be screwed, Kansas Citians. Wait for it.

The big, main story on the front page of the Star today tells it:

Terminal A is the likely destination of the new KCI

Aviation director tells the City Council the preferred choice is to build a new all-in-one terminal there.

For reasons that only appeal to airport authorities, security companies and airline companies, our beloved Kansas City International Airport (MCI) is still, still being considered for total demolition and replacement.

Sure, it's convenient. Sure, we like it and sure, it will be hugely, hugely wasteful, expensive and senseless to tear the whole thing down and build an entire new one but that's just what our own airport authority wants to do.

Screw you people.

Screw your opinions and preferences.

We're getting a new airport terminal whether we like it or not.

Those ultra-convenient drop-offs and pick-ups we've always enjoyed?

They'll be gone.

The functional buildings and functionality of the airport? 86'ed.

And the worst part of it all?

We get to pay for it all.

It's disgusting.

If you agree, go here and tell them so at the Star's poll today: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/19/3874571/poll-what-should-be-done-with.html

Link: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/10/18/3873386/terminal-a-seems-likely-site-of.html

Airlines making profits--and how that effects you and me

Have you seen, this week, how airlines are finally making profits? Wow. How long has that been? I don't know when the last time was I saw where an airline--other than Southwest--made money. Check it out: Delta, United and US Airways all reported profits. American Airlines, sadly, missed out on the little party--can you imagine the heck that's being raised over there, in their boardrooms? I love this quote from Deseret News: "American parent AMR Corp. lost $10.7 million in the second quarter, a huge improvement over the loss of $390 million in the same period last year. Still, the loss stuck out compared with the combined $1 billion in profits reported by US Airways, Delta Air Lines Inc. and United parent UAL Corp." Ouch. Anyway, the way this effects you and me back down here on Main Street is that this came about in two ways: the airlines have cut capacity so there are fewer seats up there, meaning we'll be more crowded on the planes--and those charges for your bags are definitely not going away. Links to associated posts: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-07-14/delta-may-lead-airlines-profit-with-more-fliers-fewer-seats.html http://www.deseretnews.com/mobile/article/700049978/Airline-profits-up-except-for-American.html