SFO Now Known as "Bay Area"
Jun 30, 2013, 12:39 pm
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SFO Now Known as "Bay Area"
"Need Anything for Your Trip to Bay Area on Jul 6?"
Not only is this grammatically incorrect, but I'm not sure the folks who run the SFO airport would appreciate being disassociated with their namesake city. Is AS doing this to OAK and SJC as well? Are they planning to make up new names for other airports?
Not only is this grammatically incorrect, but I'm not sure the folks who run the SFO airport would appreciate being disassociated with their namesake city. Is AS doing this to OAK and SJC as well? Are they planning to make up new names for other airports?
Jun 30, 2013, 4:49 pm
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The display is ignorant, insensitive and slightly arrogant, espicially considering that AS ditched the concept of co-terminals and corresponding fare rules.
On non-rushed days that I feel like riding BART or Cal-Trains to San Bruno or San Francisco, I can accept 'Bay Area', but otherwise, my trip is SFO.
Jun 30, 2013, 4:55 pm
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To be fair, the reservations page still lists it as: "San Francisco, CA (SFO-San Francisco Intl.)" but for some reason I just felt slight perturbed by the email.
Jun 30, 2013, 6:29 pm
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Jun 30, 2013, 8:40 pm
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SFO Now Known as "Bay Area"
Well since the San Francisco Intl Airport is located in Millbrae....... And so it goes for most us airports.....
Jun 30, 2013, 9:01 pm
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It's also worth noting that the proper name for the region is the San Francisco Bay Area.
Jul 1, 2013, 12:08 am
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I thought SFO was going to be renamed after Harvey Milk. If the name change becomes a reality, AS will have to update its systems again.
Skybus called BLI Seattle/Vancouver.
Only some airlines use Seattle/Tacoma instead of Seattle as the destination name for SEA.
Skybus called BLI Seattle/Vancouver.
Only some airlines use Seattle/Tacoma instead of Seattle as the destination name for SEA.
Jul 1, 2013, 2:42 am
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"Need Anything for Your Trip to Bay Area on Jul 6?"
Not only is this grammatically incorrect, but I'm not sure the folks who run the SFO airport would appreciate being disassociated with their namesake city. Is AS doing this to OAK and SJC as well? Are they planning to make up new names for other airports?
Not only is this grammatically incorrect, but I'm not sure the folks who run the SFO airport would appreciate being disassociated with their namesake city. Is AS doing this to OAK and SJC as well? Are they planning to make up new names for other airports?