Bed bugs found in Kansas City International Airport sitting area
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Airport staff found a live infestation of bed bugs on an upholstered chair in the Missouri airport. (iStock)
Bed bugs have been discovered in a sitting area at Kansas City International Airport.
According to reports, airport staff found a live infestation of bed bugs on an upholstered chair in the Missouri airport. The chair was reportedly near several restaurants in Terminal B.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The mezzanine area in the terminal was temporarily closed for cleaning.
Kathleen Hefner, a spokeswoman for KCI, said bed bugs were not found in any other area of the airport, The Kansas City Star reported.
"The mezzanine area in Terminal B is closed briefly out of an abundance of caution to clean for bed bugs found (in a chair) by staff," Hefner said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}"This is not a food-related issue," she added. "The restaurants just happened to be adjacent to the seating in the area."
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The mezzanine area has since reopened, following the bed bug treatment.