No Layover

How a New Direct Flight Lands at Sea-Tac

Our airport has more new routes than ever. How do we end up with so many global connections?

10/11/2022 By Allison Williams

Due South

From Seattle, Belize Is Barely Off the Beaten Path

A new nonstop flight links Seattle to a small Central American country south of Mexico—but it isn’t as remote as it feels.

09/12/2022 By Allison Williams

Get Outta Here

Delta Is Giving Away Frequent Flyer Miles

But—and this is a big but—it all depends on the Seahawks doing well.

09/09/2022 By Allison Williams

Made in WA

Washington's Travel Innovations

Rides, in many forms.

08/23/2022 Edited by Benjamin Cassidy By Benjamin Cassidy and Allison Williams

Take Off

What's New at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Air travel is back, somehow both more glorious and frustrating than ever.

08/22/2022 By Allison Williams

Cool Under Pressure

Inside the Cockpit During the Alki Beach Plane Crash

A Cessna's plunge near one of Seattle's most populated beaches could have been a disaster if not for the grace of a veteran pilot.

07/28/2022 By Benjamin Cassidy

Book It

Are Travel Agents Still a Thing?

Even in the age of Kayak and Expedia, the professional planner is no anachronism—and Covid has brought new urgency to the field.

03/18/2022 By Allison Williams

California Dreaming

Alaska Airlines Launches an All-You-Can-Fly Pass

But Seattle isn't included. Where's the love, Alaska?

02/23/2022 By Allison Williams

Explainer

What Was Up with 5G and All Those Flight Cancellations?

Why a wireless rollout from AT&T and Verizon affected air travel at Paine Field.

02/07/2022 By Taylor McKenzie Gerlach

Float On

Never Have I Ever: Traveled by Seaplane

Taking off from an airport with no runways.

09/16/2021 By Allecia Vermillion

wanderlust

Sea-Tac Gets a New International Flight

Remember travel? Once it's a thing again, Seattle can jet nonstop to Qatar.

12/10/2020 By Allison Williams

God Save the Jet-Lagged

Yes, It’s Possible: How to Spend a Long Weekend in London

Just how far can you stretch a weekend? With the launch of a Seattle-to-London flight from European discount airline Norwegian, bare-bones round-trip flights start at $400. Here’s how to spend your mini break half a world away.

12/20/2017 By Allison Williams

In Flight

Tavolàta and LA Restaurant Animal Swapped Chefs for a Night

What biscuits, gravy, and foie gras means for the state of airline food.

11/11/2015 By Allecia Vermillion

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Yesler Terrace Park

Today's picks for civic nerds

08/28/2014 By Kristen Farnam

Air Travel

Are Airplane Overhead Compartments Getting—Gasp—Bigger?

Two Seattle companies, Alaska and Boeing, might be fixing the carry-on problem. Or part of it, anyway.

07/14/2014 By Genevieve Iverson

Travel Shopping

Sub Pop Opening a Store in Sea-Tac Airport

We were into Concourse C way before anyone else had heard of it.

02/26/2014 By Allison Williams

Booze News

Sun Liquor Takes to the Skies

The Capitol Hill distillery recently started bottling for Alaska Airlines. Here’s how to make the most of the beverage cart and drink local 30,000 feet up.

11/01/2013 By Allecia Vermillion