|
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City International Airport
terminal reopened Sunday afternoon, hours after it was evacuated
while authorities looked into a potential threat, the Kansas
City Aviation Department said.
Airport spokesperson Jackson Overstreet said in an email shortly
after 2 p.m. that the terminal was reopened. The evacuation
began after a threat that surfaced around 11:15 a.m. Flights
that landed after the evacuation were held on the taxiway during
the shutdown, which Overstreet said lasted about two hours.
In a social media post Sunday afternoon, U.S. Transportation
Secretary Sean Duffy said the incident was clear and “normal
operations are resuming.”
FBI Director Kash Patel said on social media Sunday afternoon
that the FBI reviewed the threat and determined it “not to be
credible.”
Logan Hawley, 29, said he was waiting to board a flight to Texas
when he noticed a swarm of police and K9 units inside the
terminal.
“Suddenly there was an airport worker saying, ‘Immediately
evacuate.' People got up fast and rushed out of there,” Hawley
said.
He said the group of roughly 2,000 people were ushered onto the
tarmac.
All contents © copyright 2026 Associated Press. All rights
reserved |
|
