Oakland International Airport ready for a busy Thanksgiving travel period
OAK expects 167,000 passengers over the holiday, nearly doubling last year’s traffic Oakland, Calif. – November 17, 2021: Oakland International Airport expects nearly 170,000 passengers to travel through the airport during the 2021 Thanksgiving holiday period. Between Wednesday, November 24th through Sunday November 28th, OAK anticipates hosting approximately twice as many travelers as it did during Thanksgiving weekend 2020. The weekend should reach approximately 80% of Thanksgiving 2019 passenger traffic, which was prior to the start of […]
Oakland International Airport reports August and September 2021 traffic
OAK sees a slight dip in late summer traffic likely due to spread of Delta variant Oakland, Calif. – November 10, 2021: Oakland International Airport, the second busiest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area, reports passenger and cargo traffic for August and September 2021. “Passenger activity at Oakland International Airport dipped slightly in the […]
Port of Oakland names Nyika Allen as Assistant Director of Aviation for Business, Strategy, and Finance
Allen will lead the airport revenue division’s bounce-back from COVID-19 and help shape future Oakland, Calif. – November 5, 2021: Albuquerque Airport Director Nyika Allen is headed to the San Francisco Bay Area to begin as Assistant Director of Aviation for Business, Strategy, and Finance at Oakland International Airport. Ms. Allen will lead the teams […]
Double-daily Southwest Airlines flights between OAK and Bellingham begin
Southwest is the top carrier to the Pacific Northwest with six nonstop destinations from the East Bay gateway Oakland, Calif. – November 5, 2021: On Sunday, November 7, Southwest Airlines will start flying nonstop between Bellingham, Washington (BLI) and Oakland International Airport with two daily flights using Boeing 737 airliners. It is the sixth destination in the Pacific Northwest from OAK for the carrier and the second added this year with service to […]
Oakland International Airport hosts the Blue Angels as part of Fleet Week
Oakland, Calif. – September 29, 2021: San Francisco Fleet Week 2021 is scheduled from Sunday, October 3rd through Monday, October 11th, 2021. Air show performers will include the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, and other military and general aviation performers who will be based and utilizing the North Field at Oakland International Airport. The Blue Angels […]
Oakland International Airport sponsoring “KQED Live” events
Oakland, Calif. – September 25, 2021: Oakland International Airport (OAK) is partnering with KQED as a key sponsor of “KQED Live,” a year-long innovative multimedia series of events that kicks off tonight at 7PM featuring Oscar, Emmy and Tony award-winning actress Rita Moreno and a preview of the new PBS documentary “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided […]
OAK celebrates 10 years of partnership with Cal Athletics
Oakland, Calif. – September 3, 2021: With UC Berkeley students back on campus and as the college football season kicks off, Oakland International Airport and Cal Athletics are celebrating the ten-year anniversary of their partnership. “We’re especially proud of our association with Cal Athletics and the distinction of excellence and achievement that Cal represents.” says Bryant L. […]
Oakland International Airport reports July 2021 traffic result
Passenger traffic up with a month-to-month increase of 9.5% Oakland, Calif. – August 30, 2021: Oakland International Airport, the second busiest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area, reports continued passenger and cargo traffic growth for July 2021. In July 2021, passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) increased 9.5 percent from what was reported for June 2021. […]
Port of Oakland A+ and A ratings affirmed by Fitch
Outlook moves from negative to stable as airport traffic picks up Oakland, Calif. – August 9, 2021: Fitch Ratings has affirmed Port of Oakland bond ratings and lifted the Port’s ratings outlook from negative to stable. Fitch this week affirmed the following ratings on Port of Oakland debt: A+ for senior lien revenue bonds; A […]
Oakland International Airport reports June traffic results
Passenger traffic up with a month-to-month 11.3 percent increase Oakland, Calif. – July 29, 2021: Oakland International Airport, the second busiest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area, reports continued passenger and cargo traffic growth for June 2021. In June 2021, passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) increased 11.3 percent from May 2021. The airport saw 82,642 […]