Originally Posted by
beckoa
I think it was AS. This is the only terminal that can be expanded from what I've heard, and AS has plans for expansion in SEA. They didn't want to be shoehorned into C & D, plus D gets extremely tight (especially at the end) and creates delays. That last gate requires quite the tow. Things should improve... but at a POS pace.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/2014/0...s-forward.html
"Alaska and the port are redesigning and expanding the airport’s North Satellite Terminal to become the signature axis of Alaska’s airline network. That terminal along with the airport’s C Concourse will ultimately serve Alaska flights.
The port’s “Northstar Project” would reconfigure and expand the gates at the North Satellite to create a total of 20 gates, up from the current 12.
The port commission at its Tuesday meeting authorized the expansion of the terminal to the northwest adding five gates. That $191 million addition raises the price of the total Northstar Project to an estimated $406 million.
The terminal will continue to operate during the expansion and remodeling project. Construction on the terminal could begin in the fall of 2015 with completion in the summer of 2019.
The project will create additional escalator and elevator access from the airport subway to the terminal, change the layout and aesthetics of the terminal to meet 21st century standards and create a new clubroom for Alaska’s frequent fliers. The port and Alaska are also studying whether to create gates to allow Alaska’s planes to load and unload from both the front and rear doors."