Taylor Swift kisses Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce after an AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Kansas City Chiefs won 17-10. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
MIAMI — Taylor Swift was born in 1989. Travis Kelce wears jersey No. 87.
American Airlines took notice.
Whether you’re a Swiftie or a member of Chiefs Kingdom, in the event you need flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas and the Super Bowl on Feb. 11, just a few flight numbers might catch your eye.
Flight 1989 is scheduled to run twice from Kansas City to Las Vegas on Feb. 9 and Feb. 10, each departing at 12:30 p.m. local time. And after the sport, Flight 87 leaves Las Vegas for Kansas City at 12:20 a.m. local time on Feb. 12.
These aren’t often scheduled flights, either.
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce kisses the Lamar Hunt trophey after an AFC Championship NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, in Baltimore. The Chiefs won 17-10. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)
“You would say that after tonight’s games, we’re in our football era, and we’re thrilled to offer additional direct flights from Kansas City to Las Vegas,” American Airlines said in an announcement sent to The Associated Press. “To our customers who’re huge sports fans, look what you made us do.”
It wasn’t just Swift and Kelce whose numbers at the moment are flight numbers. There are three Flight 15 offerings, which happens to be quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ jersey. Flight 15 from Kansas City to Las Vegas is on Feb. 8. The identical flight number, this time going from Vegas to Kansas City, is obtainable Feb. 12 and Feb. 13.
There’s also a Flight 1521, combining the numbers of Mahomes and safety Mike Edwards. That one is running from Kansas City to Las Vegas once.
