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A nationwide FAA ground stop snarled flights at Sea-Tac on Friday

If you tried to fly out of Sea-Tac on Friday afternoon, you ran into the first nationwide ground stop since 2023, the Associated Press noted.

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Sea-Tac's delays and the price of fixing the FAA's aging systems

227
delays at Sea-Tac in FlightAware's count
3
cancellations at Sea-Tac in FlightAware's count
$12.5 billion
approved by Congress last year for upgrades
$30 billion
more Duffy says the overhaul will need

Source: MyNorthwest.com

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  • Storm prepWith heavy rain and gusty winds moving into the region this weekend, Seattle City Light crews are operating 24/7 at the utility's South Service Center, ready to restore outages.

    With heavy rain and gusty winds moving into the region this weekend, Seattle City Light crews are operating 24/7 at the utility's South Service Center, ready to restore outages.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: FOX 13 Seattle

  • Lane closuresSound Transit crews will close lanes on eastbound Northeast 145th Street in Shoreline through Wed., Nov.

    Sound Transit crews will close lanes on eastbound Northeast 145th Street in Shoreline through Wed., Nov. 25, for bus rapid transit work. Kenmore also sees lane reductions along SR 522 starting Mon., Nov. 16.

    News Notes · Today’s editionSource: Shoreline Area News

  • Shoreline bridgeInstallation of Shoreline's new pedestrian bridge over I-5 has been delayed after the contractor found manufacturing issues with one of the arches.

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    Costco expanded its Issaquah gas station to 50 fueling stations, its largest to date, a company spokesperson said.

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SEAtodayto me · Sat., Nov. 146:00 a.m.

A nationwide ground stop snarled Sea-Tac, and the Seahawks head to Vegas

Plus, Garth Brooks is at Climate Pledge Arena this weekend and a rainy weekend rolls in.

The TLDR

  1. A nationwide FAA ground stop delayed flights at Sea-Tac Friday
  2. Huskies football kicks off at 2:30 p.m. after the travel mess
  3. Seahawks visit the Raiders Sunday with Drew Lock set to start
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