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Routes: New Calif. airline, Alaska lounge at SFO, more OAK routes, Hawaii rule changes, more A weekly roundup of air travel and airport news Jim Glab FacebookTwitterEmail Testing rules have changed again if you are heading to Kauai and Maui.Seth K. Hughes/Getty Images In this week’s roundup, a new California-based airline will take to the skies later this month; Alaska Airlines takes over American’s former Admirals Club at SFO; Delta and Southwest kick off new routes from Oakland; Alaska re...

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and United Airlines have become the first in the United States to trial a low-touch, biometric-enabled airport experience from check-in to boarding for domestic travelers on select flights. Using SITA Smart Path, passengers participating in the trial can link their driver’s license to their facial biometric at check-in. They can then move through the airport, from check-in to bag drop, security and boarding by simply scanning their face at each touchp...