KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Mayor Sly James is moving in fast to try and lure Delta Airlines to moving its headquarters to our city.
Delta is in the middle of a little bit of a squabble with Republicans in Georgia. Delta pulled its discount program for NRA members to attend their annual meetings and is asking the gun rights group to remove any references to its airline from its website.
Some Republicans say Delta's move is an attack on conservatives. Georgia's Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle tweeted his disapproval and says he will use his power to kill any tax legislation that benefits Delta.
I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA. Corporations cannot attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back.
— Casey Cagle (@CaseyCagle) February 26, 2018
Discriminating against law-abiding gun owners will not solve the problem #2A #gapol pic.twitter.com/DqR6PePBd7
— Casey Cagle (@CaseyCagle) February 25, 2018
According to NBC News, Delta is close to convincing Georgia lawmakers to restore a $50 million sales tax exemption on jet fuel. With Delta being headquartered in Atlanta, Delta would be the prime beneficiary of the tax cut.
Here comes Kansas City Mayor Sly James. He tweeted today his interest in having Delta move its headquarters right here to the middle of the country.
Hey @Delta! We are building a new airport. Ready November 2021. Wanna talk? We are ready to listen. Think about the savings of being in the middle of the country?sounds good doesn’t it?
— Mayor Sly James (@MayorSlyJames) February 27, 2018
The mayor used the new KCI terminal as bait to lure Delta to make the move. Plus pointed out the fact that Kansas City is smack dab in the middle of the country, which could be a bonus for the airlines.
The company building the new terminal, Edgemoor, says they are on schedule to break ground in the fall and have the terminal completed by 2021.
