Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is apologizing for the abnormally long security lines last Sunday, which stretched into the Sea-Tac parking garage.
The airport says it was a combination of unexpectedly high numbers of end-of-summer travelers, not enough Transportation Security Administration officers to meet the demand, and construction taking two lanes offline. More passengers went through security between 7 a.m. and 1 p.m. Sunday than any other morning of the pandemic, according to a Port of Seattle blog post.
Passengers reported waiting more than two-and-a-half hours in line, and many missed their flights.
Sea-Tac security breach causes delay, grounds flights for 40 minutes
Port of Seattle spokesperson Perry Cooper said traditionally,
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