A class action lawsuit against Alaska Air Group and Delta Air Lines over the effects of aircraft emissions near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is moving forward as plaintiffs claim the pollution caused physical harm, death and property damage.

The suit was allowed after a federal judge in Seattle rejected the airline’s request to dismiss claims from Washington residents, according to court documents.

Residents described a five-mile radius of the airport as a “contamination zone” in the lawsuit.

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A class action lawsuit against Delta Air Lines and Alaska Air addressing the impact of aircraft emissions near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is moving forward. (Kevin Carter/Getty Images/Getty Images)

The two airlines are being targeted because “these airlines operate approximately 80% of the flights at Sea-Tac Airport, thereby generating the majority of the pollution,” court documents say.

The lawsuit was originally filed in April last year and alleged that air pollution from carbon monoxide, lead and particulate matter causes hundreds of deaths and birth complications each year.

The lawsuit against the two airlines alleges that they “operate approximately 80% of the flights at Sea-Tac Airport, causing most of the pollution.” (Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

“When airplanes take off and land from Sea-Tac Airport, the jet fuel they burn emits pollutants into the atmosphere,” the lawsuit says. “Fine dust can also break off from the aircraft bodies themselves during the flight, further contaminating the environment.”

In a statement to Reuters, Delta said it was “carefully considering the court’s decision and next steps.”

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Residents described a five-mile radius of Seattle-Tacoma Airport as a “contamination zone” in the lawsuit. (David Ryder/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

In the documents, the airlines argued that state legal claims are prohibited because the Federal Aviation Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency have jurisdiction over these matters.

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