A bomb threat at Kansas City International Airport grounded flights for approximately three hours. The Kansas City Department of Aviation announced the airport received a bomb threat at approximately 11:15 a.m. on the 8th, prompting an immediate evacuation of the terminal, according to the Associated Press and the local daily, The Kansas City Star.
Approximately 2,000 passengers and employees were forced to leave the terminal and evacuate to the tarmac, creating a commotion. Logan Holley (29), a passenger waiting to board a plane at the terminal, described the situation to the Associated Press, saying, “Suddenly, an airport employee shouted, ‘Evacuate immediately,’ and people quickly got up and left the area (terminal).”
Police, in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), deployed officers and police dogs to the terminal to investigate, while also partially blocking the highway leading to the airport. During this time, aircraft that had landed did not approach the terminal and waited on the taxiway. The airport resumed operations around 2 p.m. that day.
Federal Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy told X (formerly Twitter) that “the security incident at Kansas City International Airport has now been resolved, and normal operations are resuming.” However, no specific details regarding the bomb threat were released.