“It's really fun for little kids ‘cuz it's educating and it helps them engage in, like, the airport stuff,” she says. Amyah says the playground teaches kids what it's like to fly a plane. It’s designed to teach children about aviation.Īmyah Haliburton - she’s 10 years old - was at the airport with her parents and five siblings. Through a partnership with Variety KC, the terminal is home to an inclusive, indoor play area. The carefully curated spaces at KCI are not just for adults. You gotta come in and get a haircut.”īrooks says his haircut - and the new terminal - are spectacular. “So you come out, you see that barber pole spinning. “I love the pride of the place that this store has, you know, right there in front of security,” Brooks says. He says he’s gotten his hair done at airports all around the world, but until Tuesday, KCI didn’t have a barbershop. Jeb Brooks, a frequent flyer, got a haircut from Lasker Tuesday. KCUR Armon Lasker cuts Jeb Brooks' hair at the Directors Cut Take 2, a salon and spa inspired by Directors Cut in the 18th and Vine District. There were a few hiccups, of course: Passengers navigating the new baggage handling system, and wheelchair users having to travel longer distances than in the old terminals.
I love that.”Īll around, people flowed in and out of the airport taking photos, videos, and selfies with the new public artwork - $5.6 million worth, the largest public art project in Kansas City history. “We did a hard turn page overnight and it's pretty fantastic to see that transition. “Having had a lot of history with the old terminal, I appreciated it, but I was also excited to see this new chapter for Kansas City and for our city and the region,” Harris says.
Harris says he intentionally scheduled one of the last flights out of the old terminal on Monday so he could say goodbye. KCUR 89.3 Passengers flowed in and out of the airport, many stopping to take photos or videos of Kansas City's new digs.Īnother early arrival was Kansas City native Chad Harris, who came into KCI from visiting his sister in Minneapolis.
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