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Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was renamed Henry M. Jackson International Airport in tribute to the late senator for six months in the early 1980s. (Feliks Banel/KIRO Radio) BY FELIKS BANEL Local historian The history of the word “Sea-Tac” (or “Seatac,” or “SeaTac”) as an abbreviation for “Seattle-Tacoma” can feel a little murky sometimes. As far as anybody

JASON RANTZ Feb 3, 2023, 6:02 PM | Updated: Feb 4, 2023, 11:56 am Alaska Airlines planes are pictured at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport the day after Horizon Air ground crew member Richard Russell took a plane from the airport in Seattle, Washington on August 11, 2018. (Photo by Jason Redmond / AFP via Getty Images) BY FRANK SUMRALL MyNorthwest

(KIRO 7) The Sea-Tac Airport $2.3 billion expansion is partly being done in an effort to mitigate the rapidly increasing foot and vehicle traffic, but according to Alaska Airlines, the plan has critical issues and will potentially increase congestion. The airport is looking to launch an automated security process in the future along with 19