SEATAC central terminal rennovation
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 291
SEATAC central terminal rennovation
So I haven't been to SEATAC in a while and last night I had the pleasure of transiting through it. What are they doing? The central terminal space was perfect. Lots of seating, good choice of dining spots. Now the whole place is a nut house at peak times and you can't sit and eat anywhere at all. Looking at this video
it looks like there's now going to be limited seating and just some big open space. What is the plan here? Why take a good airport and make it junk?
#2
Join Date: Sep 2016
Posts: 65
So I haven't been to SEATAC in a while and last night I had the pleasure of transiting through it. What are they doing? The central terminal space was perfect. Lots of seating, good choice of dining spots. Now the whole place is a nut house at peak times and you can't sit and eat anywhere at all. Looking at this video https://youtu.be/WGlStwbYq60?t=43 it looks like there's now going to be limited seating and just some big open space. What is the plan here? Why take a good airport and make it junk?
No rendering is going to show it full of tables, noise and nasty luggage - it's a marketing video. The point is to make it look fresh, open and inviting. They're adding a second level mezzanine and 10,000 SQ. FT more space for seating, shops and restaurants. I'm sure your precious tables will remain.
#4
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: SEA
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Would you prefer that, instead of reducing seating for now so that they can have more once renovations are done, they just did nothing despite SEA's traffic growth?
#5
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Seattle
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I think to get a better feel for what the central terminal will feel like take a look at what they did at both the D Bus gate terminal and the North terminal. Both feel big, but both also have more seating than the existing gates. I understand that central terminal is not a gate, and the table are there mainly for seating while eating, but still between the old footprint and the new second levels there should be lots of available seating. I used to go mostly to Anthony's because it has sit down service and I do not have to try to juggle my carryon as well as food while searching for a place to sit, which used to be quite hard to find at times. The renditions on the web page showing the new south side where Salty's with the Brew Pub above will be (across from the new Mezzanine on South side) look much more inviting.
#6
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Seattle, WA
Programs: Alaska Airlines
Posts: 659
I'm sure all the tables in the middle will be back when the temporary walls come down. The only major change when its all complete - as far as I can tell - is that there will be elevators & stairs on each side to take you up to new dining/sitting spaces on top of the restaurants. So - more seating overall.
#8
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: SEA
Programs: HH Silver
Posts: 2,400
Because it is the middle of the terminal? The meeting place for the terminal? The center of the terminal? Lol, idk, but those all sound good to me.