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India<>SF: SFO is under a ground delay program, per FAA as of ~6am PT. Clear skies but strong onshore winds and flow limits hold arrivals avg ~50min (max 1h41m). Returning to SF via a hub? Your final hub->SFO leg may run late; recheck your inbound. (Jul 10, 6:35pm IST) #SFO

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SF<>Singapore: If your SFO-Singapore trip connects via Taipei, Super Typhoon Bavi hit that leg. Singapore Airlines cancelled all Singapore<>Taipei flights Sat Jul 11, retimed Jul 10, per SIA. Rebooking/refund offered. Nonstop SFO-SIN unaffected. (Jul 10, 3:48am PT) #SFO #SIN

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India<>SF update: SFO's ground delay program has cleared, per FAA. Arrivals are no longer held; winds eased and the marine layer burned off. Your inbound hub->SFO leg on an India return should be back on schedule. Safe travels. (Jul 10, 12:05pm IST) #SFO

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India<>SF: SFO is back under a ground delay program, per FAA as of ~6:45am PT, on low marine-layer ceilings (~800ft). Arrivals held avg ~45min (max 1h40m). Returning to SF via a hub? Your final hub->SFO leg may run late; recheck your inbound. (Jul 9, 7:15pm IST) #SFO

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India<>SF: SFO's ground delay program has worsened, per FAA as of ~2pm PT. The marine layer cleared but strong onshore winds now hold arrivals avg ~55min, max over 3h (was ~1h40m). Returning to SF via a hub? Recheck your final hub->SFO leg. (Jul 10, 2:35am IST) #SFO

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India<>SF: SFO's evening ground delay program has cleared. FAA dropped SFO from its delay list and the strong onshore winds have eased (as of ~9:30pm PT). Inbound hub->SFO arrivals are back to normal flow, though overnight low cloud can rebuild. (Jul 9, 10:10am IST) #SFO

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India<>SF: SFO is back under a ground delay program, per FAA as of ~4:50pm PT. Arrivals held avg ~45min (max 1h40m) on strong onshore winds and flow limits, not fog. Returning to SF via a hub? Your final hub->SFO leg may run late; recheck your inbound. (Jul 9, 5:20am IST) #SFO

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India<>SF update: SFO's ground delay program has cleared, per FAA. The marine layer burned off and skies are clear (10SM visibility). Landing via a hub tonight? Evening low clouds can rebuild, so keep a buffer on your inbound. (Jul 9, 3:20am IST) #SFO

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India<>SF: SFO is back under a ground delay program, per FAA as of ~6am PT Jul 8. Low marine-layer ceilings are holding arrivals avg ~40min (max 1h28m). Returning to SF via a hub? Your final hub->SFO leg may run late; recheck your inbound. (Jul 8, 6:29pm IST) #SFO

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India<>SF update: SFO's ground delay program has cleared. FAA has dropped SFO from its delay list and the marine layer has lifted (ceiling back to ~1800ft). Returning to SF via a hub? Your final hub->SFO leg should run closer to schedule now. (Jul 8, 4:10am IST) #SFO

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India<>SF: SFO ground delay program in effect, arrivals held avg ~55 min (peaks ~1h50m), per FAA as of ~5:30am PT Jul 6. Low marine-layer ceilings are cutting SFO's arrival rate, hitting the final hub→SFO leg of India<>SF returns. Landing today? Recheck your inbound. #SFO

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India<>SF update: SFO ground delays eased overnight, back for the Tue AM arrival bank. FAA has arrivals ~50 min late (up to 1h36m) on low marine ceilings. Returning to SFO via a hub today? Final leg may land late; keep buffer on the onward US connection. (Jul 7, 6:10pm IST) #SFO

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SF<>Mumbai update: IMD has eased Mumbai's red alert to orange and CSMIA is operating normally again. Rain let up to mist, visibility back to ~2.5km (well above landing minima) per live METAR. Showers still possible this afternoon, keep a buffer. (Jul 7, 12:45pm IST) #BOM

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SF<>Mumbai: IMD red alert for Mumbai. Heavy rain, waterlogging, weather delays at CSMIA (BOM at sustained moderate rain per live METAR). IndiGo and Air India have issued advisories. Flying SFO->Mumbai or returning via BOM? Recheck flight status + buffer. (Jul 4, 7:20pm IST) #BOM

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SF<>Mumbai: IMD red alert holds for Mumbai. CSMIA visibility fell to ~350m in heavy rain with 30kt gusts this morning; multiple airlines have issued advisories. Flying via Mumbai either way? Check flight status + buffer before you go. (Jul 6, 11:42am IST) #BOM

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India<>SF update: SFO's ground delay program has cleared. SFO is off the FAA delay list (two consecutive reads) and arrivals are back to normal after the overnight holds. Safe travels. (Jul 6, 11:48am IST) #SFO

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India<>SF: SFO is running a ground delay program. Arrivals held avg ~1h13m (peaks ~2h24m) per FAA. Skies are clear (no marine-layer fog), so it's a flow/capacity hold this time. Landing at SFO via a hub? Expect late arrivals; buffer connections. (Jul 6, 5:10am IST) #SFO

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SF<>Delhi: ~15 flights (incl. intl) diverted from Delhi to Jaipur & Lucknow amid heavy rain + gusty winds today, per India TV/airport sources. Field now easing (light rain/mist), but monsoon's just arrived. Flying via Delhi? Recheck status + buffer. (Jul 5, 10:08pm IST) #DEL

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India<>SF: SFO ground delay program in effect, arrivals held avg ~20 min (peaks ~1h20m), per FAA as of ~5am PT Jul 5. Low marine-layer ceilings are cutting SFO's arrival rate, hitting the final hub→SFO leg of India<>SF returns. Landing today? Recheck your inbound. #SFO