Thousands vacated the Kansas City International Airport due to a “potential threat” around noon local time. “The Kansas City Aviation Department is aware of a situation at Kansas City International Airport (MCI). As a precaution, the department has evacuated sections of the Airport Terminal,” the airport posted on X at 12:43, adding that they were working with the FBI to substantiate the “threat.” Less than two hours later, the account reported that the airport had since reopened. Officials have yet to specify what kind of hazard the threat entailed and who may have been responsible. The Daily Beast has reached out to the FBI and Kansas City International Airport for further comment. Logan Hawley, 29, was one of the individuals evacuated from the airport, telling the Associated Press he saw police and K-9 units as he was about to board his flight. FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X that the threat was not credible, and Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the area had been cleared. The police also blocked the flyover ramp from Interstate 29 during the evacuation, cutting off traffic to the airport.
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