Alaska’s San Francisco lounge is back in Priority Pass, but access now comes with a mandatory $15 co-pay on top of your visit. The fee is annoying, but the bigger signal may be what it says about Alaska’s shrinking presence at SFO: the airline now has enough spare lounge capacity to start selling access again.
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Viral SFO Airport ICE Arrest Was Not Part Of The New TSA Deployment Program
A woman was detained by immigration authorities at San Francisco International Airport late Sunday night, and video of the scene is now being widely miscast as part of the new ICE deployment to airport checkpoints. It was not
Waymo Can Finally Go to SFO — But Drop-Off Is Forced to the Rental Car Center While Uber Gets the Terminal [Roundup]
Waymo can finally take riders to SFO, but airport rules still force drop-offs at the rental car center while Uber and Lyft can go straight to the terminal. Also in this roundup: Charlotte’s lounge pipeline is finally real, United and American keep battling in Chicago, a former Chicago migrant shelter becomes an IHG Ruby hotel, plus new transfer bonuses for February.
San Francisco Rewards Public Housing Squatters With $5,000 Airbnb Gift Cards—So They Can Squat In Private Homes Instead. Now They’re Demanding Even More.
The San Francisco Housing Authority is offering people $5,000 Airbnb gift cards to leave public housing and squat in private homes instead.
New 24,000-Square Foot Lounge Coming To SFO Airport—The Biggest Yet For Front-Runners Chase Or Capital One
The lounge there will be 24,000 square feet on level 5 of the Courtyard 4 Connector project.. And the airport should be getting ready to release the space for bidding.
Oakland Airport Is Changing Its Name Again—Can They Get Away With “San Francisco Bay”?
Oakland airport is changing its name again – this time to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport. Last year they sought to change it from Oakland International Airport to San Francsico Bay Oakland International Airport. SFO sued to block that, and a judge agreed (which was dumb).
San Francisco Airport Removed 90 Minutes of Daily Noise — Travelers Say It Changed Everything
The airport targeted gate announcements, overlapping PA messages, and tenant music. Instead of blasting departure calls terminal-wide, messages are limited to each gate and their immediate surroundings. In 2020, they worked with airlines to centralize and reduce announcements, cutting 40% of the paging.
Hyatt Regency SoMa’s $290M Default: Can San Francisco Stop Its Collapse Before It’s Too Late?
The hotel’s operating income fell by around three quarters compared to 2017. Travel to San Francisco declined, especially business travel, and meetings revenue fell off.
San Francisco Sues Oakland Airport For ‘Hijacking’ Its Name – Who Wins The Bay Area’s Branding War?
Americans don’t know geography, and can’t find Oakland on a map. So Oakland airport and San Francisco airport are locked in a legal battle over whether the Oakland airport can call itself “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.”
Laptop Fire Sparks Emergency Evacuation Of American Airlines Flight in San Francisco
American Airlines flight 2045 from San Francisco to Miami was forced to evacuate due to a fire inside the aircraft cabin on Friday.
The Airbus A321 was boarding for its trip to Miami at 12:15 p.m. when smoke reportedly filled the cabin, and crew evacuated the aircraft. Passengers exited via both emergency slides and the still-attached jetbridge.










