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United Airlines' $2.6 Billion Bet On San Francisco Solves The 1 Problem LAX & Seattle Can't Fix
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United Airlines is investing heavily in San Francisco as SFO completes major terminal work and United keeps expanding its hub there. The article says United operates a “fortress hub” at SFO, where it has competed against Alaska Airlines and other carriers since its 1985 purchase of Pan Am’s Pacific Division. United holds about 48% of market share at SFO, roughly 42% ahead of Delta at 7.6%, according to an SFO fact sheet. SFO’s Terminal 3 West modernization is listed as a $2.6 billion project, funded and managed by the airport using revenues, bonds and capital mechanisms, with completion expected in fall 2027.
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