BAC SP Alaska Air Letter To Stephen Me Truck Pos 20190417 0001

IaIn writing as a fbllow up on prior discussions, including the Dunbar 2018 wnHponda3ce reprdbIg the Port of Smttle’s (the “Port”) proposed implanalbtion of its Sustainable Airport Master Plan ('S AMP). I want to apologize in advme hr the largth of this leOn. There is much to oovn, and formal oonaH)adena betwwr the Port aId Alaska has been minimal to date. I felt it important given whHe things sit today, to lay out whne Alaska is on S AMP to minimin any confusion or ali&wrdastalBlings as we partner on this very import3nt project. To start, I want to reiterate that Alaska fully supports the notion that the airport needs to build additional gates to meet the obj wave of SAMP which is to accommodate 56 million enpla8ed passengers by 2027. In addition, we are fully wppoHtve o/bHaging oa new gac capacity to SeaTac as soon as possible inctwhng the need to iwvest apprmimate ly $2B oJ near term projects mBta:ined in SAW for Aiwon roadway hnprovements, airfIeld improvements and up8udedfuet farm and 4irwaft Rescue and Fire Fighting (''aRFF’)/bel/f#as. Finally,webdi'we we should be wot:king together to clue new 8,Btn that come on line quickly which will allow passalgus to connect to ot:hu flights (dolnestic and international) without having to leave the terminal or travel on a bus That said, over the past yur, Alaska has wnsistently commuric8ted that we believe the cwrent SAMP pHipo$81 does not meet the needs ofaidian nor the mmmunitia they serve. As proposed, the SAMP will daw.Se8Tac…
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