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Sea-Tac Airport to allow people without tickets to go past security

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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is restarting a program that allows people to go through security and meet loved ones at the gate without purchasing a ticket, something that hasn't been allowed for 17 years. (www.cnn.com) 更多...

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DaveIsaacs
David Isaacs 8
I hope this goes well. It was hard to tell but does this work for those seeing someone off for a flight? Saying goodbye at the security line is just not the same as seeing them board the plane. I believe this will also inspire some young people to pursue a vocation with aviation.
tyketto
yes, it would. It would be how it was pre-9/11. You could go all the way up to the actual gate, but only ticketed passengers allowed on the flight. As I said above, this helps the airlines and the airport staff alleviate a ton of liability issues, especially with dealing with the disabled and minors.
linbb
linbb -8
They have enough trouble just keeping them off the ramp now this will be worse yet. They cant even screen passengers properly at the gate
dee9bee
dee9bee 1
Right idea, wrong airport, based on my recent connection made at SEA. Maybe I was simply there at the wrong time (noon-ish) but the terminals were quite overcrowded as it was. It may increase parking revenue for the the airport, though :-)
pilot62
Seatac was one of the last BIG airports that moved the rental cars to a,rental car center.
The last nail in the coffin of any frequent traveler, making even Everett attractive when you add the life killing bus trip and drive to downtown. Just last month after arriving at Seatac and saw over 200 hundred people in line and ONE rental bus parked :) I used uber just to avoid the massive wait.
MikeMohle
Mike Mohle 0
Bad idea. Say goodbye to an open chair in the restaurants and boarding areas, and using the washroom without a line. Airports are crowded enough and have minimum seating. I hope this does not spread to other airports!
tyketto
Seeing that some people already go through a ton of scrutiny enough when trying to meet someone disabled or having them taken to the wrong place that they've requested by airport staff, this is something that needs to come back. Having to be looked at sideways by a ticketed passenger and complained at why someone doesn't have a ticket, even after being cleared through by security, all to make sure their loved ones get to or get home from where they have been shouldn't even be an issue.

Having to deal with airlines apologizing because someone who was blind with a service animal was taken to the wrong terminal altogether for their change of planes or children escorted to the wrong gate (yes, that has happened) is something none of us should have to deal with. This alleviates those issues, without any regard to more than ample seating around a given gate or the availability of multiple restrooms in a terminal.
pilot62
Scott Campbell -2
No one but people with children and adults with special needs wants to spend another minute in an airport. And then eat there there at 40% premium for food and drink, nice try Seatac!
tyketto
Makes me wonder if you've spent time at KLAS when there were more than just slot machines at the A and B gates. They had craps and roulette tables there for years. In fact, a flight attendant hit the MegaMillions jackpot while waiting for her next flight.

And ever heard of planespotters? they would love this, let alone those who.. oh, I don't know.. supply a LiveATC feed that we all flock to when there's an incident?

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