Kansas City Airport Evacuated Due to “Serious Situation”
UPDATE: Kansas City International Airport has been reopened.
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.”
DEVELOPING STORY: Kansas City International Airport has been completely evacuated due to what police are calling a serious situation. The airport released a statement saying only that “Airport Police are working with the FBI to substantiate any potential threat.” All planes have been pulled away from the terminal.
Passengers already in the terminal building were ushered onto the airport’s tarmac. A full ground stop has been declared. One passenger says they were instructed to walk to the airport’s back fences. Follow updates below and click here to get my breaking news alerts delivered to your inbox.