At least they have free wi-fi
On a scale of 1-10, I’d rate the Kansas City Airport a 1 — and I only rate it that high because there’s free wi-fi here.
I really hate LAX and JFK where you often have to switch terminals to make a connection, meaning another trip through the security lines. But at KCI, you have to exit the terminal if you want anything at all. You can get one of those shrinkwrapped turkey sandwiches for $7.99 by the gates, but if you want real food, you’ve gotta leave the terminal.
And magazines, books, gum? All that’s on the other side, too.
As luck would have it, my husband and I both really needed food and books, so we left the terminal. We went to the Mexican “restaurant” here, which offers a grand total of three entrees. The one I settled on was not good.
When we came back through security to the terminal, the agent at the conveyor belt told the man next to me in line that he needed to perform some extra screening on his laptop. Then the agent picked up the man’s netbook and proceeded to (accidentally) drop it on the floor. If that’s part of the security screening, I’m glad my computer wasn’t chosen for the extra scrutiny!
Inside the terminal, the bathrooms are laughably small. Two stalls per ladies’ room, and one stall and one urinal in each men’s room, according to my husband. And I know this last thing isn’t KCI’s fault, but that fact that some bitch cut in front of me in line for the loo doesn’t improve my opinion of this place at all.
I’ll be happy to get back on a plane and get the heck out of KCI.
