Oakland International Airport surpassed 80% of pre-pandemic passenger levels in April 2022
Oakland, Calif. – May 26, 2022: Oakland International Airport (OAK) has reached a milestone for the return of passenger traffic during the pandemic. In April 2022, for the first time in more than two years, monthly passenger traffic at OAK exceeded 80% of what was experienced prior to the COVID-19 crisis. OAK continues to lead Bay Area […]
Memorial Day weekend starts peak summer travel and OAK is ready
Airport expects 90% of pre-pandemic passengers and is offering new routes, discounted parking, and new concessions this summer Oakland, Calif. – May 25, 2022: Oakland International Airport (OAK) is prepared for a busy Memorial Day weekend as the busy summer travel season kicks off. OAK estimates that nearly 137,000 passengers will arrive at and depart from the […]
Spirit begins daily nonstop service between OAK and San Diego
Oakland, Calif. – May 25, 2022: Today, Spirit Airlines begins flying their new route between OAK and San Diego. Seats are on sale now, and flights will operate daily using Spirit’s Airbus 319/320/321 airliners with 8 “Big Front” and up to 220 standard seats. Southbound – Daily: Depart OAK 1:30 PM […]
OAK Airport completes Phase 1 of its $30 million Flood Hazard Protection Project
OAK’s improved perimeter dike will protect the airport against floods and sea level rise for decades. Oakland, Calif. – May 24, 2022: The $30 million Airport Perimeter Dike Improvement Project Phase 1 is now complete at Oakland International Airport, which will provide protection against flooding and sea level rise at the airport for the next 30-35 years. […]
March passenger traffic at OAK increases by 24.4 percent month-to-month
OAK continues to show highest return of pre-pandemic travel in the Bay at 76 percent Oakland, Calif. – May 10, 2022: Spring travel is kicking off at Oakland International Airport, with over 830,000 passengers served in March of 2022. OAK continues to trend above other Bay area airports in the return to pre-pandemic traffic levels at nearly […]
National AIDS Memorial installs three new displays at OAK to remember lives lost to HIV/AIDS
Oakland, Calif. – April 21, 2022: The National AIDS Memorial has completed the last of three displays currently being shown at Oakland International Airport in Terminal 2. The three displays provide airport visitors with interesting and engaging information about the AIDS Memorial Quilt, created 35 years ago, to honor and remember lives lost to HIV/AIDS. […]
OAK presents the Oakland California Corridor Challenge
As intra-Cal flights return to full schedules, two noted travel experts have accepted the challenge to Fly the East Bay Way within California Oakland, Calif. – April 8, 2022: Oakland International Airport signals that intrastate flights within California are back in full force by hosting a unique Oakland California Corridor Challenge (#OAKCCC). Noted travel experts […]
Spirit adds daily nonstop between OAK and Newark Liberty Airport serving metropolitan New York City
EWR is the eighth destination now offered by Spirit Airlines at OAK Oakland, Calif. – March 24, 2022: Spirit Airlines will fly nonstop between OAK and Newark/New York City (EWR) beginning August 10, 2022. The flight will be operated using Spirit’s new Airbus A320 NEO airliners that seat 182, including 8 Big Front seats. Eastbound […]
OAK passenger traffic at 79% of pre-pandemic levels in February 2022
Closest return to pre-pandemic level in the Bay Area so far Oakland, Calif. – March 23, 2022: February marks the highest return to pre-pandemic passenger levels since the beginning of the pandemic. The next highest month for percent return was November 2021, when total passengers reached 77 percent of what was seen pre-pandemic. February 2022 Passenger […]
OAK January ‘22 passenger traffic up 119% compared to January ‘21
Oakland, Calif. – March 14, 2022: In January 2022, passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) reached 62.2 percent of pre-pandemic 2020 levels. January 2022 Passenger and Cargo Statistics Oakland International Airport saw 593,240 total passengers in January 2022. This represents 62.2 percent of the pre-pandemic passenger levels seen in January 2020. In January, a […]