Be careful opening overhead bins…

From KCIF Vice President and Irish god (well, according to some guy at the Gaf anyway) Barney Walsh.

I’ve been doing a lot of business travel in the last 6 months. Close to 20 different airports have held me captive for more time than I care to reveal. Do you know what almost all of them had in common? An Irish Pub. Usually found within a gate or two of my connecting flight (luck of the Irish or just good karma?).

What is it about an Irish Pub that makes it so commonplace in the great airports of America? Clearly the business gurus of the airport industry have figured something out:

Captive travelers will settle for anything.

Nah, that can’t be right. If true, there’d be a German Brewhaus in the rotunda. There’d be Italian wine bars in every Terminal B. Mexican Cantina’s just off baggage claim 3.

They discovered what we all know. Everyone wants to be Irish. Everyone wants to be a part of our friendly inviting culture. Everyone knows the Irish to be fun loving, positive people. We have great stories, great beer & great music. All things that might draw a weary traveler into the close confines of an Irish Pub, a sense of home when home is still miles away.

So grab a friend and come join us at our little KCIF pub in September. You’ll need a boarding pass, but parking is free, you won’t have to take your shoes off and there’s no pesky fee for checked luggage.

You are now free to be Irish.

Barney