SEATAC, Wash. — Operations at SEA Airport were moving smoother on Sunday compared to Saturday night when several flights had to be delayed due to thunderstorms.
“This is the first time I’ve seen anything like this in my 18 years that has been this long of a delay for fueling,” said Perry Cooper, a SEA Airport spokesperson. “Whenever lightning is within five miles of the airport we shut down all fueling activities going on in the airfield for safety, obviously we don’t want anything to spark up to cause any further problems.”
Cooper said the airport’s thunderstorm protocol is essentially a fueling stoppage. It normally lasts about 20 or
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