The State - News from March 2, 1987

A four-minute, 10-mile commute from Oakland to San Francisco has been submitted to the Guinness Book of Records, according to a United Airlines spokesman. The three flights every morning and evening are the shortest commercial flights by a scheduled airline, said United spokesman Charles Novak. “It’s really a way to get the planes and crews back to San Francisco,” Novak said, explaining that maintenance work is done overnight at San Francisco International Airport. A one-way ticket costs $74, which makes the flight $20 more than a helicopter trip between the two airports and $30 more than a cab ride. Novak said the flight is worth 750 miles credit toward United’s Mileage Plus program, a bonus for frequent fliers. “After you log 10,000 miles you can upgrade from coach to first class,” he said.