![]() And experts say airlines looking to add transatlantic travel are likely already eyeing Kansas City, one of the cities with the most demand for European flights that doesn’t have nonstop service.Įven so, any addition of a European flight is unlikely to materialize without some sort of a subsidy or guarantee - as was the case with the Icelandic flight.īefore landing Icelandair, airport leaders believed a transatlantic route would create demand in and of itself. Some believe the new $1.5 billion terminal under construction will help KCI snag more route expansions. If nothing else, Kansas City now can point to recent experience - and passenger traffic data - with transatlantic travel. That route, which airport leaders worked for a decade to recruit, was Kansas City’s only transatlantic flight.ĭisappointed, but not deterred, airport officials remain committed to cultivating another nonstop route to Europe. When Kansas City International Airport won its first transatlantic flight in 2018, then-Mayor Sly James said it marked “the next chapter in Kansas City’s development.”īut that two-year chapter came to a close last week when Icelandair announced it would end its seasonal service to Keflavik airport near Iceland’s capital city of Reykjavik. ![]()
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