Comments on: I hate you Sea-Tac.

By: comte

comte — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:21:37 +0000

Screw the cabs: there’s always a too-long line (on the upper car level, #4? I believe?) for too few cabs.

When you get your baggage from the carousel, walk over to the nearest courtesy phone and order a town car from one of the limo companies. They cost EXACTLY the same for a Sea-tac to downtown run (or wherever your final desination may be); the cars are much nicer, newer & cleaner; they can generally pick-up within 10 minutes of calling; there are NO lines – although you WILL get disgruntled stares from all the people lined up for cabs, since the town cars pick up from the same location; AND you get to feel like a "big shot" for at least the 20 minutes of the drive home.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 01 May 2008 22:01:09 +0000

Dylan – The new terminal at DFW is the nicest terminal I’ve been in. It flows well, too.

SeaTac was fine this morning. No long lines and the new terminal was mostly empty.

By: josh

josh — Thu, 01 May 2008 21:15:18 +0000

Knocking on wood while saying that I can’t remember the last time I’ve waited more than fifteen minutes at SeaTac for security, but like others I avoid checking luggage like the plague. The wait times there are painful. As for taxis, follow the signs to ground transport. It’s kind of weird to have to go to the parking lot and then downstairs for the cab lines, but maybe it reduces congestion on the way in?

By: thesoze

thesoze — Thu, 01 May 2008 17:30:56 +0000

Man, I KNOW your pain! I fly out of many airports but SEA-TAC would be the idiot child of airportdom!

for such small security lines they are slow – I was in a line last month where the checker stared at the documents AND US Passport for 5 mins for EVERYONE! aughhh!

at least SeaTac has been updating the airport and adding massive dep/arriv. screens – but still – I’m dreading today as I am flying out to Newark and off to Frankfurt…I know Newark never lets me down….

Ciao!

By: jessejb

jessejb — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:44:47 +0000

Never had problems with Sea Tac either. Except they always have the longest waits for incoming luggage. Thats why I do all carry on now.

By: Dylan

Dylan — Thu, 01 May 2008 16:00:55 +0000

With the exception of the abysmally long security lines, I don’t mind Sea-Tac. I’ve waited 20-30 minutes to get through security. OTOH, I’ve waited 20-30 minutes for security in a number of other airports, too.

Still, DFW is a far worse place. It’s what I think Purgatory looks like. It used to be Hell, but then they replaced the TrAAin with that monorail and things got better.

By: gargamello

gargamello — Thu, 01 May 2008 08:11:52 +0000

I’ve had to wait in long lines the two times I’ve been to Seatac. But at the Vegas airport, where there are also long lines, they at least move quickly.

By: Zee Grega

Zee Grega — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:54:31 +0000

I’ve never had any serious issues with SeaTac either. Some of that may be tied to my habit of taking flights either very early in the morning or very late at night, but even so I don’t think I’ve ever had to wait even as long as 30 minutes.

By: Patricia Eddy

Patricia Eddy — Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:10 +0000

I’ve rarely had any issues flying out of Sea-Tac. My average wait time in a security line has been under 20 minutes, usually closer to 10, and even when I used to fly up here once a year and so wasn’t a native, I never really had a problem getting a cab or a shuttle.

I have had lost luggage, but that was the airline’s issue, not the airport’s.

The food options are decent, for an airport anyway, and the bathrooms are some of the best of any airport I’ve been in. I love the fact that the stall doors in a lot of the bathrooms open OUT. Incredibly helpful for a woman traveling with two carry-on bags trying to get in and out of the stall with said bags.

By: chrisvill

chrisvill — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 23:34:57 +0000

hmmm….I’m going with the jinxed theory. I’ve never had an issue at Seatac *knockonwood*. Hey, think about it this way, it can only get better, right?

ps – I would be upset also if I was stuck in Houston, absolutely horrible airport and city!