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Port of Seattle Statement on TSA Administrator Comments Concerning Long Checkpoint Lines at Sea-Tac Airport

Wed, Apr 06, 2016

SEATTLE - The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from Peter Neffenger, the administrator of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), this morning. In response to questioning from U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA),...

Port of Seattle Innovates to Provide More Choices for Travelers

Thu, Mar 31, 2016

(SEATTLE) – The Port of Seattle today unveiled a first-of-its-kind method to monitor the environmental performance of app-based rideshare services and offer more choices for travelers to get to and from the airport. Starting today...

Sea-Tac Airport Expects Record Number of Travelers for Spring Break

Wed, Mar 30, 2016

SEATTLE – Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is preparing for record passengers during the first two weeks of April as major school districts in the Puget Sound region let out for spring break. The latest passenger projections s...

Runway Closure at Sea-Tac Begins April 1

Tue, Mar 29, 2016

SEATTLE – The Port of Seattle will be closing the longest runway (designated 16L/34R) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on April 1 for an estimated 45 days for several upgrades. The closure is for the easternmost runway clos...

Port of Seattle Hires Ron Peck as Tourism Director

Tue, Mar 29, 2016

SEATTLE—The Port of Seattle has hired Ron Peck as its new Tourism Director. As Tourism Director, Peck will be responsible for finding innovative ways of increasing the number of visitors to the region. For the last three years Pec...

Sea-Tac Welcomes First New Domestic Airline Since 2008 with Inaugural Flight of Ultra-Low Fare Spirit Airlines

Thu, Mar 24, 2016

(SEATTLE) – The Port of Seattle welcomes the first new domestic airline since 2008 at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with tonight's inaugural flight of Spirit Airlines to Los Angeles. Travelers in the region will see with tw...

Pilot Program Announced to Bring Transportation Network Companies to Sea-Tac Airport

Tue, Mar 22, 2016

The Port of Seattle will begin a one-year pilot program for Transportation Network Companies (TNC's) at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport starting March 31, 2016, that will add choices for travelers while maintaining carbon emi...

Sea-Tac Wins Top U.S. Airport in 40-50 Million Passenger Category and “Best Airport Staff in North America” Awards

Thu, Mar 17, 2016

SEATTLE – Travelers from across the world agree, the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport's customer service excellence is top notch. The World Airport Awards just announced that Sea-Tac has won two industry awards, including the ...

Port Names Dave Soike as New Chief Operating Officer

Fri, Mar 11, 2016

SEATTLE — Following an executive search, Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick has promoted Dave Soike, the Aviation Director of Facilities and Capital Programs, to the recently created position of Chief Operating Officer (COO). Soike h...

Snohomish County and Port of Seattle Agree to Protect Rail/Trail Corridor

Tue, Mar 08, 2016

EVERETT and SEATTLE, WA – Today Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers and Port of Seattle Commission President John Creighton applauded the agreement to protect 42-miles of rail corridor in Snohomish County. "We are very pleas...

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