The Los Angeles Chargers’ plane was the first to arrive at the new KCI terminal
The new terminal at Kansas City International Airport is not due to open until the spring, and there is sure to be pomp and circumstance when the big day arrives.
But the terminal was actually put to use for the first time last week.
According to Build KCI, the first plane to arrive at the terminal came Wednesday night. It was the Chargers’ team flight. A Delta 767-400 landed at KCI a day ahead of the “Thursday Night Football” game against the Chiefs.
The Chargers players didn’t enter the terminal, which in March was 80% completed. The Delta gate is not ready either, so the players took stairs from the plane down to the pavement.
Build KCI tweeted: “We had our first aircraft park & unload passengers out on the New Terminal apron at @KCIAirport! It just so happened to be the @Chargers on a @Delta Boeing 767 in town for the @Chiefs season opener tonight! (Delta gates not ready). Welcome to #KC! GO CHIEFS!”
After losing to the Chiefs on Thursday, the Chargers departed KCI at 12:25 a.m. on Friday.
