International travel to pick up at SFO
International travel to pick up at SFO
Following a drop-off in international travel last year, San Francisco airport officials are anticipating more passengers — and planes — from overseas this year.
San Francisco International Airport expects international arrivals to increase as much as 7 percent this year to approximately 8.9 million passengers. That compares with a 7 percent decline in 2009 after international travel held steady during 2007 and 2008.
Two international carriers — Swiss International and LAN Airlines — are beginning SFO service in coming months to Switzerland and South America, respectively. Meanwhile, three airlines already serving SFO — Air Canada, Air France and United Airlines — are increasing the frequency of flights to cities such as Toronto, Montreal, Paris, London, Tokyo, Frankfurt and Osaka, Japan.