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1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140 West Building Ground Floor Washington, DC 20590-0001 Re: Comments of the Port of Seattle and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Draft FAA Policy Regarding Air Carrier Incentive Program, Docket No. FAA-2002-1204 To Whom it May Concern: The Port of Seattle, owner and operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (“SEA”), hereby submits its comments in response to the Draft FAA Policy Regarding Air Carrier Incentive Program, Docket No. FAA-2022-1204, 88 Fed Reg. 7502 (Feb 3, 3023) (“Draft Policy”). Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is the largest airport in the Pacific Northwest, and is a primary international gateway for both passengers and cargo across a wide swath of the United States stretching both to the east and south. In Washington State alone, SEA supported almost $22.5 billion in economic activity and 151,400 jobs in 2017, making it one of the largest economic drivers in the region.1 The Port of Seattle has offered a New Air Service Incentive Program for many years, and has found it to be an invaluable tool in discussions about potential new air services. In 2006, the year before the introduction of SEA’s first incentive program, SEA offered 9 long-haul international services; today that number has almost tripled, to 26. The primary goal of the program is of course to mitigate a small amount of the enormous risk an air carrier must take in launching a new market. However, SEA has also found immense value in the relationship and knowledge- sharing between airport and air carriers…

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