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WestJet to Begin New Service from SEA Airport to Calgary

Wed, Aug 04, 2021

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) welcomes today's announcement that WestJet Airlines will begin service between Seattle and their main hub in Calgary, Canada (YYC) beginning on November 4, 2021. This will be WestJet's fi...

Aircraft being serviced at SEA Airport.

Port Adopts New Authority to Expand Workers Covered by City of SeaTac Minimum Wage

Tue, Jul 27, 2021

Employers are now required to begin paying airline catering workers the minimum wage from the City 's SeaTac's Proposition 1 and provide worker retention standards no later than August 2, 2021. That is because today the Port of Se...

Commissioner Steinbrueck, Port Staff observe oysters that are part of the Port's Blue Carbon Pilot Project

Port Continues Fight Against Ocean Acidification

Fri, Jul 23, 2021

The Port of Seattle is leading many efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHG emissions), the most important step towards combatting ocean acidification. The Port has been very active in enhancing shoreline habitat, reducing...

A family walks through SEA Airport

Celebrating 31 Years of Americans with Disabilities Act

Fri, Jul 23, 2021

As this week marks the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) continues its facility investments and customer experience programs to ensure travel is more accessib...

Commission Statement plan text on dark blue background

North SeaTac Park Statement from Commission President Fred Felleman

Mon, Jul 19, 2021

"The Port Commission appreciates the community's interest and concerns over a staff proposal to potentially construct an employee parking lot on a portion of North SeaTac Park the Port leases to the City of SeaTac. We want to assu...