Update: SFO Reopens Following Investigation of Unattended Suitcase

Update: The BART station at the airport has opened.

SFO announced that airport PD cleared the bag and International Terminal aisles 1-6 are back open.

Original Post:

An unattended suitcase at San Francisco International Airport’s International Terminal today prompted part of the terminal to close, as well as the airport’s BART station and access roads from U.S. Highway 101, an airport spokesman said.

SFO spokesman Doug Yakel said shortly before 1 p.m. that San Francisco police were clearing the unattended suitcase on the upper curbside level of the International Terminal.

Ticket counters 1-6 in the terminal are closed during the investigation, which could prompt the delays of a few departing international flights, Yakel said. He said the San Francisco International Airport BART station is also closed.

Access roads between the terminal and Highway 101 are closed during the investigation, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Yakel said the incident is not affecting domestic flights at the airport.

By Bay CIty News