Sea-Tac Airport briefly locked down for security breach

Port of Seattle police responded to a breach alarm at Sea-Tac Airport on Friday night.

All entrances were closed, per standard operating procedure. KING 5 reports someone went through the wrong direction through C-gate checkpoint and wasn’t immediately located.

Reports said trams began operating again and passengers were free to move about around 9:30 p.m.

The Port of Seattle said the breach was cleared about 10 minutes later and the suspect was in custody.