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Boeing jetliners hit by lasers while approaching Sea-Tac
SEATAC, Wash. - Three Boeing jetliners were hit by laser beams while
approaching Sea-Tac Airport over the past few days, the FAA reports.
The first incident unfolded at around 8 p.m. Friday as a Boeing 737 enroute
from Kauai, Hawaii, to Seattle was struck by a green-and-white laser while
traveling north northeast 18 miles south of Olympia, said FAA spokesperson
Allen Kenitzer.
The second incident took place about 3 1/2 hours later, when a a Boeing 737-800
traveling from Salt Lake City to Seattle was illuminated by a blue laser on the
right side of the aircraft.
The final incident happened around 7:30 p.m. Sunday when a Boeing 737-900 was
hit by a blue laser while heading northeast about about 16 miles southeast of
Sea-Tac Airport.
No injuries were reported in any of the incidents and the appropriate
authorities were notified, Kenitzer said.
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