Item No. 6b_Attach 
Meeting Date: June 14, 2016 


Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
New Air Service Incentive Program (Proposed)
Revised: June 2016
Summary:
The Port of Seattle, operator of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport ("Airport") has adopted the
following incentive program for eligible new air services. The program is designed to attract and
promote new air services and help mitigate the inherent risks of a new operation.
The incentive program for new air service will be reviewed by the Port of Seattle regularly to ensure that
it meets the air service development objectives of the Airport. The program is consistent with guidance
published by the FAA in September 2010, titled Air Carrier Incentive Program Guidebook: A Reference
for Airport Sponsors in accordance with Federal statutes.
The Airport offers incentives for new international passenger services, new domestic passenger services,
and new international freighter services:
International Passenger Service Incentives (Categories A, B, and C) 
Domestic & Short-haul International Passenger Service Incentives (Categories D and E)
International Freighter Service Incentives (Categories F and G)

NEW INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SERVICE INCENTIVES
Int'l Arrivals                  Joint
Landing Fee
Program Category          Description          Facility              Promotional
Waiver 
Fee Waiver               Funds 
Category A      International nonstop air service
100%      100%      $500,000 
Unserved Long-haul   of at least 4,000 miles to an
for two years   for two years             *
over two years
International Markets   unserved city 
Category B      International nonstop air service
100%      100%      $300,000 
Unserved Medium-haul  of between 2,000 and 4,000
for one year    for one year             *
over two years
International Markets   miles to an unserved city 
Category C      International nonstop air service
Competitive Medium-   of at least 2,000 miles to a                          $200,000 
n/a         n/a 
and Long-haul     destination with existing service                               *
over one year
International Markets   on a different carrier 
*Joint Promotional Funds for Categories A and B must be used within two years (not to exceed three calendar years). Funds for 
Category C must be used within one year (not to exceed two calendar years).

International Passenger Service Incentive Eligibility:
To be eligible as a new international passenger service for Categories A, B, or C, the route must be:
A nonstop service to an eligible market;
A minimum of two scheduled round trips each week;
Year-round scheduled service sold to the public;
Not previously served by the same carrier or a subcontract partner carrier within 36 months;
Not considered a replacement service of another service previously served by a profit-sharing Joint
Venture agreement carrier on the same city pair

NEW DOMESTIC AND SHORT-HAUL INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER SERVICE INCENTIVES
Common-use Gate     Joint
Landing Fee
Program Category        Description                 and Ticket Counter   Promotional
Waiver1 
Fee Waivers1,2       Funds1 
Category D      New air service to unserved
100%        100%        $25,000 
Small Community Air  destinations in Washington,
for two years     for two years      over two years 
Service       Oregon, or Idaho 
Category E 
Unserved city in the U.S. 
Unserved Domestic &                                            $25,000 
-or-                 n/a             n/a 
Short-haul                                                  over two years 
Unserved city <2,000 miles3 
International Markets 
1
The second year of eligibility for domestic air service incentives is contingent upon the air carrier meeting a minimum of 75% of
their projected operations in the first year of the program 
2 
Fee waivers for gate and ticket counters applicable only for common-use facilities 
3
Includes short-haul flights to Canada and Mexico. Excludes destinations eligible for incentives under Categories B or D 
Domestic Passenger Service Incentive Eligibility:
To be eligible as a new domestic air service for Categories D or E, the route must be:
A nonstop service to an eligible market;
A minimum of five scheduled round trips each week via any aircraft type;
Year-round scheduled service sold to the public;
Not previously served by the same carrier or a subcontract partner carrier within 18 months;
Not considered a replacement service of another service previously served by profit-sharing Joint
Venture agreement carrier on the same city pair.




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INTERNATIONAL FREIGHTER SERVICE INCENTIVES
Landing Fee   Joint Promotional
Program Category              Description 
Waiver         Funds 
Category F        New, direct freighter service to an
100%      up to $100,000 
Unserved International   international market with no existing
for two years     over two years 
Freighter Markets      freighter service 
Category G        New, direct cargo service to an
up to $25,000 
Competitive International   international market with existing          n/a 
over one year 
Freighter Markets      freighter service 
International Freighter Service Incentive Eligibility:
To be eligible as a new international freighter service for Categories F or G, the route must be:
A direct service to an eligible market;
A minimum of two scheduled departures each week;
Year-round commercially-available scheduled service;
Not previously served by the same carrier or a subcontract partner carrier within 36 months;
Not considered a replacement service of another service previously served by a profit-sharing Joint
Venture agreement carrier on the route

Joint Promotional Program
The Airport offers the Joint Promotional Program to carriers with eligible services. The available fund is
not a cash subsidy to the air carrier, but is intended for collaborative promotion of the new air service.
The program is designed to be utilized in partnership with the Airport for the purpose of benefiting its
business and to raise public and industry awareness of airport facilities and services in conjunction with
the new air service.
In order to utilize the funds, the carriers must 1) follow the requirement in the Seattle-Tacoma
International Airport Joint Airline Promotional Program Guidelines provided by the Airport; and 2)
submit a qualifying proposal that is reviewed and approved by the Airport as required.
Program Limitations:
To be eligible for this incentive program, the new air service must be announced and become
publicly available prior to the termination of the current Signatory Lease and Operating Agreement
(SLOA). However, a carrier does not have to be a signatory carrier to be eligible for the incentive
benefit. 
If a new air service which has received fee waivers terminates operations prior to completing at
least 24 consecutive months of operations, the Port of Seattle reserves the right to recoup the
waived landing fees and terminal facility charges.
If a carrier defaults in any of its financial obligations to the Port of Seattle, the incentive benefit
privilege will be terminated.
The Port of Seattle reserves the right to determine a carrier's eligibility for the incentive program,
including (but not limited to) cases in which a service is announced within a reasonably close time
frame from another carrier's earlier announcement to serve the same destination. 
Note that all destination airports serving a particular city are considered to be the same market. For
example, if service exists to London-Heathrow, any new service to London (regardless of the
particular airport) would be considered service to an existing market (Category C).
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