Touchdown, Kansas City!

I was just getting up to go down for breakfast at 6.35 when the phone rang.  It was the Supershuttle driver wanting to pick me up 15 minutes earlier than scheduled!  So I was off a little earlier than planned for the two flights of the day.  I think they only wanted to send one van for an airport trip, and other people had earlier flights than mine.  After passing through the Mount Washington tunnel, we passed a huge queue of traffic waiting to go the other way - which is probably why they decided not to send another van.  I had quite a long wait at the airport - nearly 3 hours.

For both flights today, I upgraded to Economy Plus to get more space.  I was also invited through the fast lane for security rather than waiting in the normal queue, because there weren't any more important people to be screened at the time I walked up!  The flight to Chicago was full, but the flight to Kansas City was no more than half full, which was good because the very large man who was supposed to sit next to me in the 2-seat exit row was able to move to another seat so we could both travel in comfort.

The terminal in Kansas City is quite small and seems quaint and small town - the baggage carousels are right next to the gates and come out fairly quickly given how little distance the baggage has to be hauled.  I had a private Supershuttle booked, and it took half an hour to travel to the hotel.  I'm up on the 14th floor, with a view over the sports complex on the other side of the road.  I can see Kauffman Stadium (where the KC Royals play baseball) and Arrowhead Stadium (where the KC Chiefs play in the NFL) right next door to it.