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SFO Serves Record 50 Million Passengers in 2015

December 2015

New all-time annual passenger traffic record set December 30, 2015 – SFO announced a major milestone in its 88-year history, achieving a new all-time passenger traffic record of 50 million annual passengers. This momentous occasion, reached today during year-end holiday travel, caps a six-year timespan of continuous traffic growth at the Airport. To commemorate the milestone, SFO partnered with San Francisco’s hometown airline and the only airline headquartered in the Bay Area, Virgin America, to surprise the 50 millionth passenger, Katheryn Castanga, of Arlington, Virginia, getting ready to...

BART and samTrans Fare Increases Effective January 2016

December 2015

BART Fare increase effective January 1, 2016. BART’s inflation-based fare increase program is set to slightly raise the price of trips by 3.4% starting on January 1, 2016 in order to help pay for high-priority improvement projects riders will benefit from. For example, a one-way trip in 2015 between Daly City and Powell Street Station today costs $3.15 – starting in January it will increase to $3.25. A Fremont to Embarcadero trip will increase from $5.95 to $6.15. Airport travelers will see a similar small increase – a one-way trip between San Francisco International Airport and Walnut Creek...

Shop and Dine in the 49

December 2015

In an effort to promote San Francisco’s local businesses, Mayor Lee has launched the second year of “Shop and Dine in the 49.” This initiative challenges residents, visitors and employees to do their shopping and dining within the 49 square miles of San Francisco for the holidays and all year round. Shopping locally especially supports our small businesses, which helps keep our neighborhoods unique and our commercial corridors strong. A 1% increase in spending at our local restaurants and retailers would generate an additional $100 million into our economy. More information is available at...

Fiji Airways to Launch Seasonal Flights from SFO

December 2015

Fiji Airways to launch direct twice-weekly seasonal flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Fiji and Beyond Fiji Airways, voted Best Airline in the South Pacific as awarded by Global Traveler, has announced plans to commence seasonal twice-weekly direct services from San Francisco to Nadi, Fiji this summer and next December starting June 16th, 2016. The flights will operate from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Fiji (NAN) on Thursdays and Sundays, with flight times to provide easy connectivity within Fiji, to Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific Island nations. Flights will...

SFO Welcomes the Return of Qantas Airways

December 2015

SFO Welcomes Qantas with “Picture Yourself in Australia” Contest - Online "selfie" contest to award two roundtrip tickets to Sydney SFO welcomed the return of Qantas Airways’ nonstop service from SFO to Sydney with an honor salute from the San Francisco Fire Department and a reception event. Qantas will operate select flights through December and January, with six flights per week beginning in February. All flights will operate using Boeing 747-400 aircraft. To further celebrate the airline’s return, SFO announced an online photo contest, titled “Picture Yourself in Australia,” inviting...

Register for the Human Trafficking Awareness Training

December 2015

Human Trafficking is a major problem and airports are key points of access for traffickers. We are the eyes and ears of SFO, and we have an opportunity to observe and report. Join your colleagues from around the airport to learn how you can spot and stop it. Free training provided by Airline Ambassadors International. WHEN: Monday, January 11, 2016 10:00 – 11:30am or 2:00 – 3:30pm WHERE: SFO Aviation Museum, International Terminal A Side Register for this event Questions? Call 866-ANGEL86 or 415-359-8006

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