Originally Posted by
emma dog
For reference, the AS press release is here.
https://news.alaskaair.com/destinati...ealed%20later.
It’s light on specifics and they’re talking 2030. There’s at least one recession between now and then, as well as other economic insecurities.
Unless SEA magically finds itself some property, there won’t be a lot of expansion; if anything, it will eventually be a larger version of LGA or DCA ops where an airline is limited by gate space and will have to make difficult choices on what flights actually make sense vs which ones excite armchair CEOs on social media.
I believe everything in SEA is common use, and the Port has a blanket rule that allows them to kick out even an incumbent carrier at one of their preferential use gates if it means more international service. Alaska should have no problem kicking Delta out of the gates they're squatting on for short haul domestic ops there if they're adding new international service.
.5.2 The Port shall have the right, upon reasonable notice to Airline, when no
International Gate is available to schedule at Airline’s Preferential Use International Gate
arrivals by a Requesting Airline that require use of an International Gate even if it would
displace Airline’s Scheduled Operation that does not require use of such International Gate for
arrival. In accommodating the Port in its right to schedule such operations, Airline shall allow
and provide for use of its facilities or equipment (not including ground service equipment) at the
Preferential Use International Gate, or permit use of Port equipment and podiums, as may be
required for the efficient use of the Preferential Use International Gate by a Requesting Airline,
subject to Section 4.6.