U.S. San Francisco international travel returning to prepandemic levels

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The San Francisco International Airport (SFO), in the western U.S. state of California, has reached up to 97 percent of international travel as compared to 2019 levels before the pandemic, according to a statement released by Mayor London Breed's office on Monday.

By the end of the year, with the return of key Chinese carriers and the expansion of new carriers elsewhere, San Francisco will exceed the number of international flights pre-pandemic, the statement said.