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April 10, 2023

Lawsuits fly over new IAF terminal at Sea-Tac Airport

SEATTLE (AP) — The new, billion-dollar international terminal at Seattle's airport that opened last year was supposed to fit 20 large planes side by side. But it can only fit 16 long-haul aircraft simultaneously because of flaws in the design, sparking a legal battle between the Port of Seattle and the lead contractor for the project, The Seattle Times reported.

In a letter sent in August to Clark Construction, which built the new facility, the port said the 20% shortfall in capacity could cause “damages to the Port's operations in the tens or hundreds of millions of dollars over the expected life of this project.”


 
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