Category Archives: Kansas City International (MCI)
Frontier Jet Makes Emergency Landing
June 21, 2010 — 2:27 pm PDT
Updated June 21, 2010 — 2:38 pm PDT
Kansas City Int'l Airport (file photo courtesy KCI)
A Frontier Airlines flight made an emergency landing at Kansas City International Airport Monday afternoon, after smoke was reported in the cockpit.
Frontier Flight 1903 landed …
New Name for Frontier-Midwest Next Week
April 5, 2010 — 11:51 am PDT
Updated April 5, 2010 — 12:36 pm PDT
Frontier Airlines taking off from LAX (Darren Popik/AeroChannel)
Republic Airways, owner of Frontier and Midwest Airlines, is ready to make an announcement on a new name for its airlines.
The company has scheduled events for Tuesday, April 13, in both Denver and Milwaukee to make the announcement.
Indianapolis-based Republic said its intent is to unify the brands, giving customers a consistent experience throughout the Republic-Frontier-Midwest network. The company has not indicated whether it will choose one of the existing names, or a brand new name entirely.
LAX Among 11 Airports Receiving New Full Body Scanners
March 5, 2010 — 8:56 am PST
Updated March 26, 2010 — 2:43 pm PDT
New full body scanning machines are now arriving at 11 major U.S. airports.
It’s part of the Transportation Security Administration’s plan to deploy 1,000 machines over the next two years.
Airports receiving the new equipment: Los Angeles International, Boston Logan, Chicago O’Hare, Charlotte Douglas, Cincinnati, Columbus, Fort Lauderdale, Kansas City, Oakland, San Diego, and San Jose, Calif.
LAX Next to Last With Travelers
February 18, 2010 — 2:34 pm PST
According to a new survey, travelers are happiest with the airport experience in Detroit, Kansas City, and Indianapolis.But they’re not so thrilled about LaGuardia, Newark, and Los Angeles International.The annual survey from J.D. Power and Associates ranks customer satisfaction with airports across the U.S. and …
