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Health officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are investigating a possible measles exposure last week at Kansas City International Airport.
Flight delays and cancellations mount at Kansas City International Airport due to government shutdown, with FAA reducing operations.
The impact of the flight reductions were barely felt in Kansas City. At Kansas City International Airport, which is known by its airport code MCI, two departing flights were canceled Friday.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it’s cutting 10% of flights at 40 busy airports starting Friday. The cuts depend on whether the government shutdown continues. Some airlines canceled flights preemptively rather than risk last-minute adjustments.
Kansas City International Airport is not on the FAA’s list, but Kansas City travelers are still expected to be impacted by nationwide flight cuts.
A plane carrying four members of Congress to Washington, DC, to vote on ending the government shutdown was diverted due to a “disruptive passenger” who later declared to fellow flyers, “We live in a fascist state.”
An American Airlines flight reportedly carrying four U.S. congressmen on their way to vote on ending the government shutdown make an emergency landing in Kansas City on Tuesday, Nov. 11.
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KCI not notified if airport will see reduction in air traffic, ‘travelers may still see impact’
The City of Kansas City said in a statement that KCI “has not been notified as of now if Kansas City International Airport (MCI) will be one of the 40 airports subjected to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) upcoming reduction in air traffic.”
Air travel gradually recovers as federal workers return to airports after the government shutdown, though delays persist with 6% flight decline nationwide.