I spent the first night huddled on the floor next to my bed, worried about the windows exploding- so you hear alerts going off, you hear explosions in the sky. It's hard to know what's going on. But it's really unsettling.
Ever since the Kennedy era, presidential planes have employed a simple yet distinct white and blue paint job - but the current president's aircraft is anything but modest. The Boeing 757-200, which is owned and operated by Trump and referred to as 'Trump Force One,' is unmistakable due to its enormous, blocky logo advertising the presidential family.
SFPD is currently clearing an unattended item on the upper level of Terminal 1. Roadway traffic is currently being diverted from Domestic Terminals to International Terminal due to traffic congestion. If you have no bags to check, you can use the International Terminal checkpoints and proceed to your gates. If you have bags to check, proceed to your terminal ticket counter for further instruction.
In an unprecedented move, the Federal Aviation Administration has directed airlines to cancel up to 10% of flights across 40 major airports to relieve pressure on air traffic controllers, who are not being paid during the government shutdown. Flights nationwide on Friday and Saturday have already been cancelled, and San Francisco International Airport is among the affected airports listed Thursday by the FAA, along with neighboring Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.