United Airlines will start offering rapid COVID-19 tests to some passengers at SFO
The airline announced Thursday that starting on Oct. 15, customers traveling on United Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Hawaii will be able to take a rapid test at the airport.
United Airlines to make rapid COVID-19 tests available to some passengers
United plans to offer COVID-19 tests for passengers flying from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Hawaii.
Hawaii to allow visitors to skip quarantine with negative COVID-19 test starting Oct. 15
Travelers to Hawaii will have to take the COVID-19 test within 72 hours before their flight.
26-year-old American woman linked to COVID-19 cluster in Germany could face 'high fines'
Officials in southern Germany are considering imposing hefty fines against a 26-year-old American woman linked to a cluster of coronavirus cases in the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, including at a hotel that caters to U.S. military personnel.
Mom asked to leave Southwest flight with son, 2, because he wasn't wearing a mask, she says
A mother says she was "humiliated" when she was escorted off a Southwest flight Saturday because her 2-year-old was snacking without a mask prior to takeoff.
US to stop enhanced COVID-19 screenings for arriving international travelers, CDC confirms
This “new approach,” which begins Monday, will no longer require international flights from China, Iran, the Schengen region of Europe, the U.K., Ireland or Brazil to be routed to one of 15 airports, the CDC confirmed.
Dramatic photos: California residents wake up to raining ash and smoke-filled skies
Others around the Bay Area also documented hazy horizons, red suns and gray skies -- all the result of the raging wildfires burning around California, which as of this week had scorched a record-setting 2.3 million acres of earth
State allows Santa Clara, Santa Cruz counties to reopen more businesses
Santa Clara, Santa Cruz Amador, Orange and Placer counties all moved into the "red" tier, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday.
Allegiant Air passenger removed after allegedly asking flight attendant to wear face mask
A man was removed from an Allegiant Air flight Monday morning to Punta Gorda, Florida after allegedly asking a flight attendant to put a face mask on, according to a report by Newsweek.
American Airlines allows crew to wear BLM pin, sparking backlash from some members
“Clearly we live in a time where it is so important to have a dialogue about this important issue of racism in our society and try to find common ground,” AA wrote in a company-wide announcement.
Popular Big Sur inn open since 1930s closes indefinitely
The Deetjen's Big Sur Inn Preservation Foundation leaders said years of road closures, fires, floods and Covid-19 all contributed to the suspension.
United Airlines adding, restoring flights in October
United Airlines is adding new and returning routes in October, allowing the airline to fly 40% of its full flight schedule compared to the previous year, a 6% increase compared to what it plans to fly in September.
Oakland principal among rowers to complete voyage to Antarctica
A half dozen men, all in their 30s, attempted to row Drake’s Passage, some of the world’s most treacherous waters off the coast of South America.
United Airlines layoffs to start next month
These job losses could rise even further as the virus keeps most people frightened and grounded.
United Airlines layoffs to start next month
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United Airlines to lay off 16,370 employees
Severin Borenstein
United plans to furlough 16,000 workers, fewer than expected
United Airlines said Wednesday it plans to furlough 16,370 employees in October, down from an earlier target of 36,000 after thousands of workers took early retirement, buyouts, or long-term leaves of absence with the industry facing a slow recovery from the pandemic.
Delta, American join United in dropping widely unpopular US ticket change fees
Delta and American are following the example set by United Airlines and saying they will drop an unpopular $200 fee on customers who change a ticket for travel within the United States.
Burning Man goes virtual for 2020
This year, the community is taking to the virtual world - or rather, eight of them.
United says it will drop widely scorned ticket-change fees
United Airlines says it is dropping a controversial $200 fee on consumers who change a ticket for travel within the United States.