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In a March 2021 public comment to the Highline Forum, Federal Way resident Bernedine Lund urged Sea-Tac Airport officials to request that the FAA disperse departure flight paths to reduce concentrated aircraft noise over residential areas. Drawing on examples from the 2021 Aviation Noise & Emissions Symposium, she highlighted how Charlotte Douglas International Airport successfully spread departure tracks from a 1.6-mile-wide corridor to 2.5 miles, and noted that similar tightly clustered flight paths exist over Federal Way. She pointed to FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Section 175, which allows airport operators—in consultation with affected communities—to formally request dispersal of departure procedures between the surface and 6,000 feet, provided the change does not increase noise over sensitive areas.

Federal Way resident Bernedine Lund submitted public comments to the Port of Seattle Commission on May 26-27, 2020, calling for stronger environmental and community health protections in the Port's Century Agenda. She urged the Port to add goals addressing aircraft noise and pollution impacts on local communities, take responsibility for jet fuel emissions rather than limiting green energy claims to airport operations only, and plan for reduced flight numbers by developing proposals for a transportation-communication hub. Lund also suggested the COVID-19 pandemic presented an opportunity to rethink long-term aviation growth targets.