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Oct 26, 2021, 12:48 pm

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Originally Posted by eponymous_coward

The modern gates at SEA (N and A) are light years better than the ones constructed when 737s held about 120 passengers tops (S, B, C, D). When you have a 180-200 passenger plane using a gate holdroom that maybe seats 150, this is what you get.

DL doesn’t have this problem as much because… a lot of their gates are in A. AS is doing better now that N is finishing up. I guess S and international are next.

I'd trade the light years better N gates for having connections that didn't require a train ride.

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