KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Metropolis Worldwide Airport terminal reopened Sunday afternoon, hours after it was evacuated whereas authorities appeared into a possible risk, the Kansas Metropolis Aviation Division stated.
Airport spokesperson Jackson Overstreet stated in an e mail shortly after 2 p.m. that the terminal was reopened. The evacuation started after a risk that surfaced round 11:15 a.m. Flights that landed after the evacuation had been held on the taxiway throughout the shutdown, which Overstreet stated lasted about two hours.
In a social media publish Sunday afternoon, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated the incident was clear and “regular operations are resuming.”
FBI Director Kash Patel stated on social media Sunday afternoon that the FBI reviewed the risk and decided it “to not be credible.”
Logan Hawley, 29, stated he was ready to board a flight to Texas when he observed a swarm of police and K9 models contained in the terminal.
“Out of the blue there was an airport employee saying, ‘Instantly evacuate.’ Folks bought up quick and rushed out of there,” Hawley stated.
He stated the group of roughly 2,000 folks had been ushered onto the tarmac.
