Work group: Puget Sound region could hit aviation capacity limits by mid-2030s
Consultants told the work group updated forecasts show regional passenger demand will outpace the capacity added by planned projects, meaning the Puget Sound region could reach a capacity limit by the mid-2030s and prompting focus on system management and optimization.
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Consultants warned members of the Commercial Aviation Work Group that updated forecasts and system plans indicate the Puget Sound region will exhaust the capacity provided by currently planned projects within the next decade. ‘‘Were telling the legislature, which is just empirical, that, you know, the state the region will be out of capacity by the mid 20 thirties,’’ the presenter said during the discussion, framing the group's immediate task as identifying near- and medium-term changes that will squeeze more capacity from existing airports.
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