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| Jan.2 |
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Weather delays inbound flights Delays are averaging from 30 minutes to an hour
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| Feb.21 |
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Computer Glitch Delays Flights
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| Feb.22 |
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Former Employee Alleges Security Flaws| Ex-Security Supervisor has alleged that the security company repeatedly cheated on federal safety audits | |
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| Mar.9 |
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Plane makes emergency landing: tires blow The Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400, carrying some 250 people to Singapore, had to turn around in midair
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| Mar.27 |
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Maiden non-stop flight to Central Japan Tourists and business travelers boarded a plane for the United flight to the new International Airport near Nagoya
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| Apr.9 |
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Virgin America Won't Fly Until 2006 Local officials spent months persuading it to pick SFO as its operating base last summer
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| Apr.14 |
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New High-Tech Security Device Tested Explosives Detection Trace Portal aimed at protecting airline passengers from terrorist bombs
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| Apr.15 |
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Cargo Handlers Accused of Stealing| 13 were charged with stealing $200,000 worth of other goods from mail bound for U.S. soldiers stationed in Japan | | |
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| Apr.26 |
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Passenger Remark Prompts Bomb Scare An international flight, Taca Airlines, was held more than fours hours
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| May.4 |
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Cake greets arrival of Independence Air The airport is moving to complement its strength in international flights with popular low-cost domestic airlines
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| May.5 |
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Alleged mail theft ring indicted A federal jury alleges that 16 members of the ring had been stealing the contents of mail headed to Okinawa
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| May.8 |
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Rain Delays Flights Passengers are facing up to 30-minute delays. Inbound flights are the most impacted
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| May.31 |
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Diverted Korean Air Plane Lands The flight was being diverted because a passenger had the same name as a suspected terrorist
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| Jul.2 |
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Delta's Song to wing from SFO to JFK The low-cost carrier, the low-fare unit of Delta Air Lines, begins service between SF and New York
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| Jul.7 |
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Heightened Security In Place Canine police units are conducting random sweeps of the terminals
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| Aug.16 |
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Plane bound for Tokyo returned to airport| The United Airlines 747 was experiencing hydraulic problems and then had its tail collapse while it was being serviced | |
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| Sep.13 |
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Second Round Of Pets To Arrive The second major airlift rescue of pets from the Gulf Coast is scheduled to arrive at the airport
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| Sep.23 |
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SFO Travelers Feel Impact Of Hurricane The cancellation of flights going in and out of Houston began
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| Oct.1 |
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Independence Air to end service to SFO Discount 2-year-old carrier hard-pressed by rising fuel costs
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| Oct.4 |
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Minor Evacuation The United Airlines VIP lounge in Terminal 3 was evacuated while airport officials investigated a suspicious item
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| Oct.27 |
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Airport On Alert For Visitors With Avian Flu The Airport serves as a stopping point for many international flights from Asia
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| Nov.12 |
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United to add 700 jobs 700 of the 2,000 flight attendants it is adding will be based in San Francisco
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| Dec.17 |
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Counterfeit Tamiflu Seized| U.S. customs agents seized shipments of a counterfeit drug that's best defense against a bird flu pandemic | | |
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| Dec.18 |
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Storm Causes Major Flight Delays| The International Airport is reporting major flight delays today caused by the rain and high winds | |