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Last Updated 12/19/09
Sea-Tac Airport is providing free WiFi throughout the facility, compliments of Google! The special holiday promotion runs through January, 15, 2010. And, the Port of Seattle is preparing for the Airport to continue providing free WiFi for passengers, tenants, and guests after Jan 15.
In order to comply with state law regarding second-hand smoke, the areas where smoking is permitted outside of the airport terminal have moved.
Smoking is now permitted in two outdoor locations (see map):
The Washington Clean Indoor Air Act prohibits smoking in all public places, places of employment and within 25 feet of entrances, exits, windows and air intakes that serve these places. Following an assessment by the King County Health Department, the airport drives have been identified as work places. Smoking is prohibited along the full length of the upper and lower airport drives, everywhere in the airport garage, throughout the terminal and in all airfield locations.
Global Entry Now Available at Sea-TacThis new program, now available at Sea-Tac Airport, enables international travelers who are pre-screened, pre-approved and registered to quickly clear U.S. Customs.
Once approved and registered, arriving international travelers present their machine-readable passport, submit their fingerprints for biometric verification, and make a declaration at the kiosk. Upon successful completion of the process at the kiosk, they are then directed to baggage claim and the exit, unless chosen for further inspection. The Global Entry Program reduces average wait times for arriving passengers by 70 percent. More that 75 percent of Global Entry passengers are processed in under five minutes.
Travelers can apply for the program online.
As part of the merger between Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines, all Northwest flights at Sea-Tac have been rebranded as Delta. The Northwest signage has been replaced with the blue and red of the Delta brand. Check in will be at the relocated Delta counter (the former Northwest ticket counter location) and all Delta flights now depart and arrive at the South Satellite. Baggage for Delta domestic flights will arrive on Carousels 3, 4, or 5. Baggage for direct international flights arrives on Carousel 1. More information on the rebranding and merger is available on Delta's Web site.
Sun Country flights have moved to the South Satellite. Their ticket has moved to the same location as the new Delta counter.
The next time you are wondering about the status of a flight at Sea-Tac Airport, just turn to your cell phone.
Sea-Tac customers can now receive real-time flight information directly on their cell phones. The service uses a simple text message request that returns updated flight information back to the phone via text message and is compatible with most cell phone brands.
Users get real-time flight information including current departure or arrival times, gate numbers, and additional flight status updates.
Here's how it works:
Within seconds, you'll receive the latest real-time information, including the flight number, departure or arrival time, gate number and flight status.
Cell phone updates are a one-time, passenger activated service. In order to receive another update you must text the address again. Your cell phone carrier's standard rates apply.
If you want to receive e-mail notifications for real-time flight status, sign up here.
Travelers on five airlines – Alaska, Continental, Delta, Horizon, and United - can now check in and print their boarding pass right as they enter the Airport from the parking garage. The quick check-in kiosks enable travelers without luggage to print their boarding pass and head straight for the security checkpoint and their departure gate. Travelers with luggage on Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air can get their boarding pass and then take their luggage right to their airline's bag drop area.
The quick check-in kiosks are located on the fourth floor of the garage at the entrances to Skybridges 2-6 and there is also one in the Main Terminal, across from the American Airlines ticket counter.
While you can use any of the three security checkpoints - south, central, north - at the airport and may want to pick an alternative when lines are long, the list below will help you pick the closest one to your departure gate.
| Airline | Security Checkpoint |
|---|---|
| Aeromexico | South Checkpoint |
| Air Canada | North Checkpoint |
| Air France | South Checkpoint |
| AirTran Airways | South Checkpoint |
| Alaska | North Checkpoint |
| American | South Checkpoint |
| Air Mobility Command (AMC) | South Checkpoint |
| Asiana | South Checkpoint |
| British Airways | South Checkpoint |
| Continental | Central Checkpoint |
| Delta | South Checkpoint |
| EVA Air | South Checkpoint |
| Frontier | South Checkpoint |
| Hainan Airlines | South Checkpoint |
| Hawaiian | South Checkpoint |
Horizon (Horizon departs from two different areas)
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| Icelandair | South Checkpoint |
| JetBlue | South Checkpoint |
| Korean Air | South Checkpoint |
| Lufthansa | South Checkpoint |
| Midwest Airlines | South Checkpoint |
| Southwest | Central Checkpoint |
| Sun Country | South Checkpoint |
| United | North Checkpoint |
| US Airways | South Checkpoint |
| Virgin America | South Checkpoint |