Kare11
MSP International ranks best airport in North America
The Airports Council International (ACI) ranking is based on surveys filled out by nearly 600,000 passengers at 400 airports in 95 countries.
MINNEAPOLIS — All airports are not created equal, and the Twin Cities are home to the nation’s best.
Passenger surveys conducted by Airports Council International (ACI) have named Minneapolis-St. Paul International the top airport in North America for the third straight year, also the seventh time in the last eight years MSP has achieved that honor.
The ranking is for airports that handle 25 to 40 million passengers per year. They are based on nearly 600,000 traveler surveys filled out at 400 airports in 95 countries, asking passengers their opinions in areas including ease of navigating the airport, check-in, security, cleanliness, shopping and dining.
“This award is particularly meaningful because our own passengers have chosen MSP for one of the industry’s highest honors,” said Brian Ryks, CEO of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), which operates MSP. “Our entire airport community works hard to deliver top-notch customer service, and this latest award affirms our continued commitment to providing exceptional airport experiences for our travelers.”
“Flying through MSP isn’t just transit; it’s an experience crafted with care,” added Luis Felipe de Oliveira, director general of ACI World. “Success in the Airport Service Quality Awards underscores the ability to make every passenger have a memorable and enjoyable airport journey.”
ACI says MSP is the 19th-busiest airport in North America, serving 34.7 million travelers in 2023, up 11% from the previous year.
WATCH MORE ON KARE 11+
Download the free KARE 11+ app for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and other smart TV platforms to watch more from KARE 11 anytime! The KARE 11+ app includes live streams of all of KARE 11’s newscasts. You’ll also find on-demand replays of newscasts; the latest from KARE 11 Investigates, Breaking the News and the Land of 10,000 Stories; exclusive programs like Verify and HeartThreads; and Minnesota sports talk from our partners at Locked On Minnesota.
Watch the latest local news from the Twin Cities and across Minnesota in our YouTube playlist:
Watch KARE 11 Sunrise or KARE Saturday from Oct. 28-Nov. 2 for a chance to win tickets!
MINNEAPOLIS — Watch KARE 11 Sunrise or KARE 11 Saturday from Monday, Oct. 28 to Saturday, Nov. 2 for the chance to see Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live at Target Center.
One winner will receive six tickets to Hot Wheels Monster Truck Live at Target Center on Nov. 23, 2024. The winner will be notified by email on Monday, Nov. 4, and has 48 hours to respond and claim their prize.
To enter, fill out the contest form here or below for an entry to win.
You can enter once each day. Good luck!
Full contest rules can be found on this link here.
Watch KARE 11 Sunrise or KARE Saturday from Oct. 28-Nov. 2 for a chance to win tickets!
MINNEAPOLIS — Watch KARE 11 Sunrise or KARE 11 Saturday from Monday, Oct. 28 to Saturday, Nov. 2 for the chance to see Little Big Town, Sugarland and The Castellows perform at Target Center.
One winner will receive a pair of front row tickets to see Little Big Town, Sugarland and The Castellows perform at Target Center on Nov. 7, 2024. The winners will be notified by email on Monday, Oct. 21, and have 24 hours to respond and claim their prize.
To enter, fill out the contest form here or below for an entry to win.
You can enter once each day. Good luck!
Full contest rules can be found on this link here.
The chief was discussing the shooting of Davis Maturi, who for months had been contact with the MPD about escalating harassment from his neighbor, John Sawchak.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said his department “failed” after a man was shot, allegedly by his neighbor in the city.
“We failed this victim. 100%, because that should not have happened to him,” said O’Hara in a Sunday evening press conference.
The chief was discussing the shooting of Davis Moturi, who for months had been contact with the MPD about escalating harassment from his neighbor, John Sawchak.
Sawchak was charged with shooting Moturi as he was pruning a tree on his front yard on Oct. 23.
Moturi remains hospitalized with a fractured spine, two broken ribs, and a concussion.
O’Hara and the MPD came under a heavy attack from the Minneapolis City Council after it was revealed that the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office had charged Sawchak, but the MPD had not arrested him.
“MPD still has not arrested the suspect despite charges from the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office for Attempted Murder, 1st Degree Assault, Stalking, and Harassment and a request from the HCAO for a warrant with $1 million bail. MPD told the HCAO they do not intend to execute the warrant ‘for reasons of officer safety,’” said the letter from the Minneapolis City Council.
“We failed to act urgently enough,” said O’Hara, before citing staffing concerns as a contributing factor.
It was a stark difference from the tone the chief initially took on Friday, then saying “If we wound up in a deadly situation, the headlines would read ‘MPD shot mentally ill person’.”
On Sunday, O’Hara said his previous comments were meant as a response to accusations that the MPD “didn’t care,” about the case.
“This is the result of over-politicizing policing in Minneapolis,” said O’Hara.
O’Hara stated that the MPD will, for the moment, continue waiting for Sawchak to exit his home to arrest him, but the chief added “We are running out of options before we have to escalate the matter.”
The heated back-and-forth between the city council and the chief continued earlier Sunday when Minneapolis City Council member Emily Koski released a statement questioning O’Hara and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey actions in the matter.
“Our Chief of Police is hiding behind excuses, and our Mayor…is just hiding.” said Koski in the statement.
