SeaTac Airport is growing fast... - Page 4

pwalker · April 27th, 2007, 05:30 AM

Good news. I truely believe Sea-Tac's futue lies in International travel. It is a natural fit for the metro area.

However, Alaska and Horizon are increasing service at Sea-Tac as well, and that is another "bricks and mortar" improvement that will propel Sea-Tac to greatness. Don't underestimate the regionals.

CrazyAboutCities · April 27th, 2007, 05:30 AM

Oh wow... I don't know if it is good thing... I don't want that to attract illegal aliens to Seattle and cause problems like what they did to California.

Capitol Hill · April 27th, 2007, 05:50 PM

Crazy, don't worry about Illegal Aliens coming to Seattle via air.

A. Airlines have to verify everybody's travel documents are in order before they leave their destinations, including no fly lists, proper visas, etc.

B. I don't think people who are coming to the US for a better life are sitting in Mexico city and saying, hmm...I make $800 last year, let's go and buy a plane ticket. Doesn't quite pencil out.

mhays · April 27th, 2007, 07:26 PM

That's exciting. Mexico City is on my list and a direct flight makes it easier and probably cheaper.

guinessbeer55 · April 28th, 2007, 06:16 AM

not that it matters but Aeromexico is starting service on July 3!! haha...

Oh and also Virgin Atlantic announced on April, 24 that it placed orders for 15 boeing 787-9s... they officially said cities we intend to serve with these aircraft are Vancouver, SEATTLE!!!, Melbourne, and Bankok... Virgin Atlantic is based in London, so that means either directs to London-Gatwick, or London-Heathrow... hopefully Heathrow then BA will have some competition and lower those fairs!!!

mhays · April 28th, 2007, 07:36 AM

I hope so. I have family outside London. Not only are the fares high, but the planes fill up. I'm still not sure whether our existing second London flight is year-round or seasonal, but either way a third would be great.

Backstrom · April 28th, 2007, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by CrazyAboutCities

Oh wow... I don't know if it is good thing... I don't want that to attract illegal aliens to Seattle and cause problems like what they did to California.

Their market will be primarily based in tourism, so we don't have anything worry about. After all, illegal immigrants usually don't have the fiscal means to travel by air. It's much more convenient to reside in Spanish-speaking communities near the border.

CrazyAboutCities · April 28th, 2007, 08:55 AM

That's good to know.

tmaxxfreak11 · April 28th, 2007, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by guinessbeer55

not that it matters but Aeromexico is starting service on July 3!! haha...

Oh and also Virgin Atlantic announced on April, 24 that it placed orders for 15 boeing 787-9s... they officially said cities we intend to serve with these aircraft are Vancouver, SEATTLE!!!, Melbourne, and Bankok... Virgin Atlantic is based in London, so that means either directs to London-Gatwick, or London-Heathrow... hopefully Heathrow then BA will have some competition and lower those fairs!!!

Oh man, I never heard that one. Thats GREAT news!!!

guinessbeer55 · April 28th, 2007, 10:09 PM

I know!! but were gonna have to wait awhile, because they dont get their first plane until 2011!!! unless they start with planes they already have... which I really hope they do.

guinessbeer55 · May 24th, 2007, 04:41 AM

More good news!! A couple days ago the CEO of Emirates went on a tour of the boeing 787 plant and was very impressed!! Emirates will either order the 787 or the A350. He said that they are concidering Seattle as a destination in the future!!!!

tmaxxfreak11 · May 24th, 2007, 05:24 AM

Yeah, I heard about that! The only problem is that we are behind both San Francisco and Los Angeles on their list.

CrazyAboutCities · May 24th, 2007, 10:36 PM

YAY!!!!! FINALLY!!!

tmaxxfreak11 · May 25th, 2007, 01:52 AM

Vladivostok Air has applied for Vladivostok - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Anchorage - Seattle and Vladivostok - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Anchorage - Seattle with service starting on April 1st, 2008 using TU-204-300 aircraft. This is a russian far-east carrier.

guinessbeer55 · May 25th, 2007, 03:55 AM

thats intresting... so it wont be a direct to Russia??

tmaxxfreak11 · May 25th, 2007, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by guinessbeer55

thats intresting... so it wont be a direct to Russia??

Thats correct, it stops in Anchorage. Anchorage is a major cargo gateway and this flight will probably end up relying on cargo more than anything else.

en · May 27th, 2007, 08:13 AM

Any (in-depth) news about terminal expansions at Sea-Tac?

Here in Vancouver, it seems there are always some new projects that happen continously.

mhays · May 27th, 2007, 08:57 AM

Sea-Tac is in the middle of a multi-billion series of improvements. Basically always something under construction. At the moment there's another runway (involving something like 1,000,000 truckloads of dirt to add to the plateau the airport sits on), a massive baggage upgrade, and finally a light-rail connection to town. They just opened the new central departure food court and a much larger redo of one concourse. Lots more concourse upgrades are planned. Off-site, they'll also add a giant parking garage and operations center for for rental car companies costing a few hundred million.

rj2uman · May 27th, 2007, 09:12 AM

I can tell you that the light rail construction is happening much faster than I thought. Just flew out of SeaTac the last week in April and then again this week and the progress has been amazing! It made traffic hell but then again we are used to that in these parts anyway

tmaxxfreak11 · May 27th, 2007, 05:46 PM

[QUOTE=en;13390143]Any (in-depth) news about terminal expansions at Sea-Tac?QUOTE]

Not really, the Central Terminal and Concourse A expansions are done. However, the Port is currently looking at expanding the North and South Satellites and Concourse D by 2020 I believe it is.

May 27th, 2007, 08:13 AM	#77
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rj2uman PRES Huaiwei Fanclub Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 568 Likes (Received): 0	I can tell you that the light rail construction is happening much faster than I thought. Just flew out of SeaTac the last week in April and then again this week and the progress has been amazing! It made traffic hell but then again we are used to that in these parts anyway __________________ HMMM Interesting....

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April 27th, 2007, 05:30 AM	#61
pwalker Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Native Seattleite Posts: 1,257 Likes (Received): 3	Good news. I truely believe Sea-Tac's futue lies in International travel. It is a natural fit for the metro area. However, Alaska and Horizon are increasing service at Sea-Tac as well, and that is another "bricks and mortar" improvement that will propel Sea-Tac to greatness. Don't underestimate the regionals.

April 27th, 2007, 05:30 AM	#62
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,332 Likes (Received): 17	Oh wow... I don't know if it is good thing... I don't want that to attract illegal aliens to Seattle and cause problems like what they did to California.

April 27th, 2007, 05:50 PM	#63
Capitol Hill Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,404 Likes (Received): 162	Crazy, don't worry about Illegal Aliens coming to Seattle via air. A. Airlines have to verify everybody's travel documents are in order before they leave their destinations, including no fly lists, proper visas, etc. B. I don't think people who are coming to the US for a better life are sitting in Mexico city and saying, hmm...I make $800 last year, let's go and buy a plane ticket. Doesn't quite pencil out.

April 27th, 2007, 07:26 PM	#64
mhays Journeyman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,382 Likes (Received): 119	That's exciting. Mexico City is on my list and a direct flight makes it easier and probably cheaper.

April 28th, 2007, 06:16 AM	#65
guinessbeer55 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 664 Likes (Received): 2	not that it matters but Aeromexico is starting service on July 3!! haha... Oh and also Virgin Atlantic announced on April, 24 that it placed orders for 15 boeing 787-9s... they officially said cities we intend to serve with these aircraft are Vancouver, SEATTLE!!!, Melbourne, and Bankok... Virgin Atlantic is based in London, so that means either directs to London-Gatwick, or London-Heathrow... hopefully Heathrow then BA will have some competition and lower those fairs!!!

April 28th, 2007, 07:36 AM	#66
mhays Journeyman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,382 Likes (Received): 119	I hope so. I have family outside London. Not only are the fares high, but the planes fill up. I'm still not sure whether our existing second London flight is year-round or seasonal, but either way a third would be great.

April 28th, 2007, 08:55 AM	#68
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,332 Likes (Received): 17	That's good to know.

April 28th, 2007, 10:09 PM	#70
guinessbeer55 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 664 Likes (Received): 2	I know!! but were gonna have to wait awhile, because they dont get their first plane until 2011!!! unless they start with planes they already have... which I really hope they do.

May 24th, 2007, 04:41 AM	#71
guinessbeer55 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 664 Likes (Received): 2	More good news!! A couple days ago the CEO of Emirates went on a tour of the boeing 787 plant and was very impressed!! Emirates will either order the 787 or the A350. He said that they are concidering Seattle as a destination in the future!!!!

May 24th, 2007, 05:24 AM	#72
tmaxxfreak11 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 340 Likes (Received): 0	Yeah, I heard about that! The only problem is that we are behind both San Francisco and Los Angeles on their list.

May 24th, 2007, 10:36 PM	#73
CrazyAboutCities Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Seattle, Washington Posts: 8,332 Likes (Received): 17	YAY!!!!! FINALLY!!!

May 25th, 2007, 01:52 AM	#74
tmaxxfreak11 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 340 Likes (Received): 0	Vladivostok Air has applied for Vladivostok - Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - Anchorage - Seattle and Vladivostok - Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk - Anchorage - Seattle with service starting on April 1st, 2008 using TU-204-300 aircraft. This is a russian far-east carrier.

May 25th, 2007, 03:55 AM	#75
guinessbeer55 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 664 Likes (Received): 2	thats intresting... so it wont be a direct to Russia??

May 27th, 2007, 08:57 AM	#78
mhays Journeyman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 8,382 Likes (Received): 119	Sea-Tac is in the middle of a multi-billion series of improvements. Basically always something under construction. At the moment there's another runway (involving something like 1,000,000 truckloads of dirt to add to the plateau the airport sits on), a massive baggage upgrade, and finally a light-rail connection to town. They just opened the new central departure food court and a much larger redo of one concourse. Lots more concourse upgrades are planned. Off-site, they'll also add a giant parking garage and operations center for for rental car companies costing a few hundred million.

May 27th, 2007, 05:46 PM	#80
tmaxxfreak11 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Seattle Posts: 340 Likes (Received): 0	[QUOTE=en;13390143]Any (in-depth) news about terminal expansions at Sea-Tac?QUOTE] Not really, the Central Terminal and Concourse A expansions are done. However, the Port is currently looking at expanding the North and South Satellites and Concourse D by 2020 I believe it is.