I understand that there will be biases on an Alaska Airline forum, but wow, this is a lot of anger for an innocuous commercial. Seattle is a growing city with tremendous vitality. As the commercial say, it is a good place for both Asia and European travel. Finally, while my heart is always with Alaska Air, the creation of a new international hub is great the for the city and we didn't even need to bribe them with incentives.
For those who love flying internationally, wait a few years when United or American start giving deep discounts from their competitor's hubs. We really might benefit. (My hope is fly American in discounted business and get more Alaska miles)