SFO News

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...

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...