Sea-Tac Welcomes Delta’s Latest New International Service to Seoul

(Seattle—June 2, 2014) – The Port of Seattle joined Delta Air Lines to cut the ribbon on their latest international service today with the beginning of daily nonstop flights to Seoul from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.  The new service continues to highlight Delta’s growing commitment to building Seattle as its West Coast hub.

“The continued growth of international connections through Sea-Tac are a major factor in the region’s record tourism growth which promotes trade, business development and generates good jobs throughout the Pacific Northwest,” said Mark Reis, Managing Director of Sea-Tac Airport. In 2013, Sea-Tac saw international passenger traffic increase by 10 percent over the previous year; in total, the airport served more than 34.7 million passengers. Through April of 2014, overall passenger traffic at Sea-Tac is up 4.2 percent over the same period in 2013, including a 6.2 percent increase in international passengers. 

Delta will operate Seattle-Seoul service using a 210-seat Boeing 767-300 aircraft featuring 35 full flat-bed seats in Business Elite, 32 seats in Economy Comfort and 143 Economy class seats. Delta is the largest operator of intercontinental services at Sea-Tac, serving 10 flights daily by this summer when they add service to Seoul and Hong Kong in June. Overall, Delta offers nonstop service from Seattle to Paris, London and Amsterdam (twice daily in the summer) in Europe as well as Beijing, Shanghai, Tokyo-Narita, Tokyo-Haneda, Seoul and Hong Kong (coming June 16) in Asia. By August, Delta will operate more than 85 daily flights to 26 cities from Seattle. For more information, visit Delta’s website at http://news.delta.com/ 

More Details on International Flights at Sea-Tac With the addition of the new Delta–Seoul flight and upcoming service to Hong Kong, 13 new intercontinental services will have been added at Sea-Tac since 2007: Air France (2007 to Paris, transitioned to Delta, 2012), Lufthansa (2008 to Frankfurt), Hainan (2008 to Beijing), Icelandair (2009 to Reykjavik), Delta (2010 to Beijing, 2013 to Shanghai and Tokyo-Haneda, plus London, Seoul and Hong Kong beginning 2014), Condor (2011 to Frankfurt), Emirates (2012 to Dubai) and ANA (2012 to Tokyo). Including Delta’s new services, Sea-Tac currently has 19 intercontinental nonstop services to six cities in Asia (Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, Shanghai, Taipei and Tokyo), five cities in Europe (Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Paris, and Reykjavik) and Dubai. 

About Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Operated by the Port of Seattle, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA, KSEA) is ranked as the 15th busiest U.S. airport, serving more than 34.7 million passengers and more than 292,000 metric tons of air cargo in 2013. With a regional economic impact of more than $13.2 billion in business revenue, Sea-Tac generates more than 138,000 jobs (89,902 direct jobs) representing more than $2.2 billion in direct earnings and $412.4 million in state and local taxes. Twenty-four airlines serve 71 non-stop domestic and 19 international destinations. The Port of Seattle is setting the course for the future with the Century Agenda.  In 25 years, we will generate 100,000 new jobs and increase international trade and tourism, while protecting the environment with innovative sustainability initiatives.  Learn more about how the region’s economic engine will keep powering King County’s economy for years to come!