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Friday, February 08, 2008 |
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Joe McBride
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KCI Airport Offers Cheaper, Quicker Alternatives for Des Moines, Omaha and Wichita Travelers |
KANSAS CITY, MO., February 8, 2008 – Kansas City International Airport (KCI) helps keep money in regional flyers’ wallets by providing more air service at lower fares compared to the airports in Des Moines, Omaha and Wichita. As a result, savvy travelers are making the easy drive to KCI to take advantage of low fares, convenient nonstop destinations and larger airplanes.
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Origin and Destination Survey for the year ending September 2007, the average one way domestic fare from KCI was $129, compared to $176 from Des Moines, $142 from Omaha and $177 from Wichita. Of the top fifty destinations from these four regional cities, KCI had the lowest fare more than 55 percent of the time.
Savings to key leisure and business destinations from KCI were even more substantial. A family of four flying roundtrip from KCI to Denver saves an average of $313 over the same trip originating in Omaha. A business owner in Des Moines making one trip to Dallas/Ft. Worth saves an average of $178 by flying roundtrip from KCI. A Wichita couple heading to Seattle to start an Alaskan cruise saves an average of $428 by flying roundtrip from KCI.
Additionally, flying through KCI enables travelers to reach 71 destinations nonstop, decreasing the chances of missed connections and allowing passengers to reach their final destinations more quickly.
“The fifteen airlines serving KCI offer three times more seats from Kansas City than Omaha and six times more seats than Des Moines and Wichita,” said Kansas City Aviation Director Mark VanLoh. “KCI’s low fares and nonstop flights make it easier than ever for passengers to reach the most popular destinations. With convenient highway access and Economy Parking at just $5.50 per day, KCI is worth the drive.”
For more information about airlines, destinations and parking at Kansas City International Airport, log on to the Kansas City Aviation Department Web site at www.flykci.com. A grid detailing the latest fare report is available at www.flykci.com/Newsroom/TrafficStats/Index.
The Kansas City Airport System is an enterprise fund department of the City of Kansas City, Missouri, and is supported wholly by airport user charges. No general tax fund revenues are used for the administration, promotion, operation, or maintenance of the airports in the system. |
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