WestJet captain flags 32‑minute taxi and 800‑lb fuel burn at Seattle‑Tacoma
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A WestJet captain reported that flight WS1553 burned about 800 pounds of fuel while taxiing at Seattle‑Tacoma International Airport.
The aircraft spent 32 minutes navigating congested taxiways before reaching runway 16L, and the flight was already three hours behind schedule when it pushed back from gate S5.