Gimpo International Airport bombing in 1983 when dozens of South Koreans lost their lives. These bombings, including that of Korean Air Flight 858 in 1987, caused the South Korean government to apply massive security measures for the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Gimpo International Airport bombing On 14 September 1986, a bomb blast at Gimpo International Airport, the-then main airport serving Seoul in South Korea, killed five people and injured around 30 others. All the victims were Koreans. Officials blamed agents acting on behalf of the government of North Korea for the attack. It took place just six days before the start of the
Kansas City International Airport strife and interruptions raised its cost to $250 million. Kansas City renamed the airport Kansas City International Airport (although it kept MCI as its airport code). TWA, Braniff and everyone else moved to MCI. Many design decisions were driven by TWA, which envisioned it would be its hub, with 747s and Supersonic Transports whisking people from America's heartland to all points on the globe. Streets around the airport included Mexico City Avenue, Brasília Avenue, Paris Street, London Avenue and Tel Aviv Avenue. TWA vetoed concepts to model the airport on Washington Dulles International Airport and Tampa International Airport, because those