ansas City International Airport reopens

Kansas City International Airport reopened on Sunday afternoon after a brief closure ⁠as authorities investigated a possible threat, the airport and federal government said.



The threat prompted some airplanes to evacuate passengers on the airport tarmac and disrupted flights for thousands after the Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted flights during the investigation.



FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that the "threat was reviewed and determined not to be credible.



Terminal has been swept, cleared, and normal operations resumed."



The Kansas City Aviation Department said ‌earlier it evacuated sections of the airport in Kansas City, Missouri, due to a potential ⁠threat.



It said the evacuation was initiated at around 11:15 a.m. local time and that airport police ⁠worked ⁠with the FBI to ⁠investigate.