#airline-partnerships

#airline-partnerships

The government order is intended mostly to keep flying safe, but it's partly political, as a stalemate in Congress has led to the lengthiest government shutdown in U.S. history - and air traffic controllers, who are federal employees, are working without pay. The reductions are being phased in - 4% on Friday and 5% on Saturday, building up to 10% sometime next week if the shutdown continues, as SFGATE previously reported.

Take Condor, a lesser-known German airline that's been flying to SFO since 2022. If its name isn't familiar, you're likely to remember seeing one of its aircraft parked at an airport gate. Bold stripes in either red, green, beige, yellow or blue encircle the white fuselage in a striking livery that's like nothing else in the sky. The design scheme is supposed to evoke beach towels and chairs and signify vacation.