Press release:

Apple Cup fans heading to the game this weekend are invited to take advantage of a half-price parking discount at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport connecting with Link Light Rail to CenturyLink Field. The offer is valid for game day parking in Terminal Direct at the Sea-Tac Airport garage including Seahawk games and looking ahead to next year as the UW Huskies play their home season at CenturyLink Field.

This weekend the discount covers Saturday's Apple Cup contest between Washington State University and the University or Washington, as well as Sunday's Seahawk contest versus the Redskins.

Terminal Direct parking at Sea-Tac Airport offers the most convenient access to the airport terminal and quick connection to Link Light Rail. You'll park on the fourth floor of the airport garage, an easy walk to the pedestrian bridge leading to the SeaTac/Airport Station.

During the remaining 2011-12 Seahawk and University of Washington Husky footballhome games, customers parking in Terminal Direct will enjoy a $2 per hour rate, 50 percent off the regular rate. The discount period begins three hours before game time and is a way to avoid traffic congestion and the hassle of downtown parking.

Discounted parking is available for up to eight hours and will automatically be credited at the special rate when you exit the airport parking garage. A minimum stay of three hours is required and you must park in Terminal Direct.

Catch Link Light Rail on the Terminal Direct parking level and travel to the Stadium or International District Stations, where you're an easy walk to CenturyLink Field. The airport's Terminal Direct parking is a perfect way to make the connection to Link Light Rail.

Fans riding Link to the game can skip any post-game ticket lines by purchasing a round-trip ticket ahead of time or by using an ORCA card from any ticket vending machine before boarding. The round- trip fare from SeaTac/Airport station on Link Light Rail to the Stadium Station is $5. The round-trip fare from SeaTac/Airport station to Westlake station is $5.50.