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UCSF Scientist Documents Completely Full United Flight From Newark to San Francisco

Prior to the flight's departure, passengers received an email from United saying that the airline would uphold social distancing practices and block middle seating. But a UCSF medical professional found himself in a much different scenario — sat inside a completely booked, crowded cabin.

Plane Travel Slowly Returns, With Masks, Distancing, and Some Virus Profiteering

One airline gets publicly dragged for charging a ‘More Room’ fee for social distancing, as the airline industry awkwardly adapts to the logistics of travel under COVID-19.

Inbound SFO Passengers Not Facing Any Special Screening

After stories Sunday of extremely long lines at a number of U.S. airports as international travelers waited for special Customs screenings, Customs at SFO was apparently business as usual today.

Alaska Airlines Gate Agent at SFO Tests Positive For Coronavirus

An employee of Alaska Airlines, reportedly a ticketing or gate agent for the airline at San Francisco International Airport, has tested positive for the coronavirus.

San Francisco Flu Patients Will Undergo Testing For Coronavirus

In an ever-evolving news cycle around the novel coronavirus, San Francisco flu patients will start being tested for the disease as part of an "early warning system" enacted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Thursday Morning What's Up: SFO Reopens Its Observation Deck

The star witness in the Hillsborough heiress murder case is now in federal custody, Colin Kaepernick is writing a memoir for Audible, and SFO is about to reopen a public observation deck at Terminal 2 for the first time in 25 years.

All Flights Between SFO and China Will Stop For At Least Six Weeks

Starting late next week, there will be no flights at all landing from China at SFO, and no way to fly directly there from San Francisco either, as the coronavirus crisis worsens.

Walking Through SFO Currently 'Like Stepping Into a Contagion Movie'; Expect Six-Hour Customs Lines

Unless you have Mobile Passport and other enhancements, and especially if you're arriving from Asia, the customs situation for international travelers at SFO is currently lengthy and scary and straight out of contagion-disaster films.

Cambodian-American Mistakenly Deported After Marijuana Conviction Returns to California Via SFO

A Cambodian-born man who had come to the U.S. with his parents at the age of 1, and who had been a U.S. citizen since he was 12 years old but was nonetheless targeted for deportation, returned home to California on Wednesday via San Francisco.

Business & Tech

United Airlines Suspends 48 China Flights, Including 8 Routes From SFO, Amid Virus Outbreak

The quickly spreading coronavirus outbreak in China is set to begin impacting air travel to Asia as United Airlines just announced it is suspending 48 flights between the U.S. and China.

SamTrans Being Blamed For Dumping SFO's Homeless On Embarcadero

There's a weird story today in which a San Francisco supervisor is pointing the finger at San Mateo County and the SamTrans bus agency for intentionally shuttling homeless people out of SFO and dropping them off at 2 a.m. at the new "end of the line" near the Embarcadero.

Sunday Links: Cargo Plane Returns To SFO After Bird Strike

A China Air 747 cargo plane hit a bird shortly after taking off from SFO yesterday, new data shows that there are probably thousands of empty homes in the Bay Area, and a candlelight vigil will be held today for the laptop theft victim at the Montclair Starbucks off Mountain Boulevard.

Four-Plus-Hour Flight Delays Reported At SFO As Vacationers Head Back Home

The "perfect storm" of hazardous weather conditions and thousands of vacation travelers returning back to the Bay Area caused major flight delays at SFO Saturday, with even more delays (and cancellations) expected today.

Three SF Supes Among 50 Arrested At SFO Protest For Higher Catering Wages

50 people were arrested Tuesday, including three SF supervisors, for failing to disperse from a sit-in at SFO's Terminal 2 pushing for higher wages and more affordable healthcare for airline catering workers.

Tuesday Morning Topline: SFO Catering Workers To Protest Today

A 55-year-old man was arrested after yelling threats at SFSU, dozens of vehicles have been hit with projectiles along the same stretch of 101 in Monterey County, and airline catering workers will be protesting on the departures level at SFO today ahead of a possible strike.

SFO Will Allow More Ubers To Do Curbside Pick-ups — If You Pay Extra

After relegating most rideshares to the upper deck of the short-term parking garage back in June, the airport is starting a pilot program with Uber ahead of the holiday travel season to allow riders to pay extra to get picked up at the curb.

Riding BART to SFO Would Get You In TSA Priority Lane Under New Proposal

BART is actively trying to incentivize getting to SFO via train, rather than Uber or Lyft or private vehicle, and they want to give riders access to the TSA Priority lane at security via a scan of their Clipper card.

Friday Morning Constitutional: SFO Runway Officially Reopens

There was a report of shots fired on the San Jose State campus not long after a heavily armed student was arrested Thursday, nurses are on strike at three East Bay hospitals, and Bill DeBlasio has dropped out of the 2020 race.

SFO Delays Might Lessen This Weekend As Runway Work Gets Ahead Of Schedule

Crews at work on rebuilding and repaving Runway 28L have gotten the message and they are reportedly 48 hours ahead of schedule on the project, and one intersecting runway will reopen Saturday.

After Delay-Filled Weekend, SFO Starts Monday With 80 Cancellations, 96 Delays

They tried to warn us, but after just two days of the planned 20-day closure of Runway 28L, SFO has clocked a dramatic number of cancellations and delayed flights — with delays seeming to be a lot longer than were initially predicted.

SFO Shuttle Bus Gets 'Busjacked,' Driven to Berkeley

A suspect who has yet to be located "busjacked" a 16-passenger SkyPark shuttle bus at SFO on Tuesday, and no one was harmed in the process.

Planned 20-Day Shutdown Of SFO Runway Begins Next Week; Expect Delays

SFO's long-problematic main runway, 28L, which is used for a majority of landings at the airport, is going to see the closure of its most heavily-trafficked section starting September 7, and the airport is starting the delay-warnings now.

SFO Will Ban Bottled Water In Less Than Three Weeks

Effective August 20, airport shops will no longer sell single-use plastic water bottles, and thirsty flyers will need refillable aluminum or glass bottles.

Harvey Milk Terminal 1 Debuts To The Public At SFO With Tribute Wall To LGBTQ History

Tuesday is the big public opening day for Harvey Milk Terminal One, which opens its first gates to travelers after a two-year, $2.4 billion construction process. Nine of an eventual 25 gates are now open, along with a new boarding area and a tribute wall to Harvey Milk himself.

SFO and BART To Step Up Security To Curb Nightly Homeless Caravan At Airport

BART and SFO are teaming up to address the uptick in homeless individuals who ride the last train to the airport at night and then use the airport for shelter, and for occasional petty crimes.