Sea–Tac Airport

August 2025

August 25, 2025

Sea-Tac to launch biometric ‘eGates’ with CLEAR — The new system will let CLEAR+ members skip ID checks by scanning their face, sending them directly to security screening.

July 2025

July 28, 2025

Alaska Airlines outage grounds flights nationwide — A hardware failure at a third-party data center forced Alaska and Horizon to halt all flights for three hours Sunday night, causing more than 150 cancellations and ongoing delays at Sea-Tac.

May 2025

May 27, 2025

Tokyo-to-Houston flight diverted to Sea-Tac after passenger attempts to open exit doors — All Nippon Airways Flight 114 landed safely in Seattle; the passenger was restrained midair and taken for medical evaluation upon arrival.

May 27, 2025

Sea-Tac adds new nonstop flights to Zurich and Copenhagen — Edelweiss Air will begin seasonal Zurich service in June, while Scandinavian Airlines resumes Copenhagen flights this week after a 15-year hiatus.

May 19, 2025

Alaska Airlines launches Tokyo flights from Seattle, marking start of international expansion — Daily service to Narita, operated by Hawaiian Airlines, kicks off a new long-haul strategy with plans to reach 12 international destinations from Seattle by 2030.

May 12, 2025

Sea-Tac fuelers avert strike after Swissport agrees to new terms — More than 150 unionized aircraft fuelers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport reached a tentative deal with Swissport (a global airport services provider) just days after voting unanimously to authorize a strike.