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Warmer weather means a busy summer travel season is ahead. Visitors may find longer than usual lines at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac Airport) and delays.<\/p>\n

Airport officials told KIRO Newsradio it could get worse as Memorial Day Weekend approaches.<\/p>\n

“Highly recommend utilizing any of the rideshare programs, the light rail is an excellent way of accessing the airport and without having to deal with parking a car or driving,” Sea-Tac Airport spokesperson Peter McGraw told KIRO Newsradio.<\/p>\n

He added the volume levels of people traveling are now back to pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n

Other news<\/strong>: Progress or problem? Seattle\u2019s population keeps growing, but the growth has slowed<\/a><\/p>\n

McGraw recommends checking Sea-Tac Airport’s website<\/a> ahead of time to see what the recommendation is for arriving. However, a good rule of thumb is to get to the airport two to three hours before your flight is scheduled to depart.<\/p>\n

To keep up to date on security waiting times, travelers can download the flySEA app<\/a>. The app has information about ground transportation, parking, security screening, international travel and more.<\/p>\n

Travelers can also reserve their parking ahead of time online<\/a> to secure a spot in the airport garage.<\/p>\n

Another tip is to use SEA Spot Saver<\/a>. Visitors can sign up in advance up to five days before their flight or when they arrive at the airport at the ticketing level of the terminal, according to Sea-Tac’s website. <\/a>Once signed up, travelers can save their spot in the security line. Then at the selected time, head to the assigned checkpoint and look for the SEA Spot Saver logo.<\/p>\n

Visitors can also view live Airport Drive cameras, to check on traffic go here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For all other questions about the airport, visit Port of Seattle’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Contributing: Tom Brock, KIRO Newsradio<\/em><\/p>\n

Julia Dallas is a content editor at MyNorthwest. You can read her stories\u00a0here<\/a>. Follow Julia on X\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0and email her\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":25,"protected":false},"author":181,"featured_media":3527881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_expiration-date-status":"","_expiration-date":0,"_expiration-date-type":"","_expiration-date-categories":[],"_expiration-date-options":[]},"categories":[118,66500,39],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy was Sea-Tac Airport so busy Sunday? Will it get worse?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Warmer weather means a busy summer travel season is ahead. 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