New Southwest Airlines flights between OAK and Tucson
Oakland, Calif. – December 16, 2020: Oakland International Airport welcomed the news that Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service between the East Bay airport and Tucson, Arizona (TUS). Daily flights will begin on March 11, 2021 and seats are now on sale at Southwest.com. Southwest has published the following schedule: Southbound Depart Oakland 7:05 p.m. – Arrive Tucson […]
Volaris adds Mérida to list of destinations easily reached from OAK
Oakland International Airport becomes one of Volaris’ key U.S. ties to the Yucatán Oakland, Calif. – December 15, 2020: Volaris, the ultra-low-cost Mexican airline, announced a new route that will connect OAK and the destination of Mérida, Yucatán. Service will begin January 18, 2021 and operate four times a week. The route to Mérida will depart OAK on […]
Oakland International Airport reports October 2020 traffic
Passenger traffic up 13.6 percent from September Oakland, Calif. – November 19, 2020: October 2020 passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) increased 13.6 percent from what was reported for September 2020. In fact, the airport saw 43,490 more passengers than it did in September. OAK is the top San Francisco Bay Area airport measured […]
Frontier Airlines captures the power of the East Bay
Oakland International Airport’s new airline will serve Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix Oakland, Calif. – November 17, 2020: Oakland International Airport welcomes Frontier Airlines offering nonstop service to Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix beginning Feb. 4, 2021. Seats are now on sale and schedules available at FlyFrontier.com “We’re thrilled to have Frontier Airlines […]
Aloha begins at Oakland International Airport
Flights restored between OAK and Kauai, Maui, Oahu and the island of Hawaii Oakland, Calif. – November 2, 2020: Oakland International Airport welcomes the return of Hawaiian Airlines as well as the resumption of service to the neighbor islands of Hawaii, Kauai and Maui. Flights to the three neighbor islands join service to Oahu which […]
OAK and CityHealth Hawaii-certified as Trusted Testing and Travel Partners
New main terminal testing debut coinciding with Oct. 15 start of Hawaii’s Safe Travels Program Oakland, Calif. – October 13, 2020: As the State of Hawaii’s “Safe Travels Multi-Tier Program” begins on Oct. 15, 2020, Oakland International Airport (OAK) and CityHealth Urgent Care announce the opening of a second on-airport COVID testing facility located in front […]
Southwest Airlines to fly between Oakland International Airport and Palm Springs
Twice-daily Boeing 737 nonstops begin Nov. 15 Oakland, Calif. – October 8, 2020: Oakland International Airport welcomed the news that Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service between the East Bay airport and Palm Springs, California (PSP). Two daily flights will begin on Nov. 15 and seats are now on sale at Southwest.com. Today Southwest published the following schedule: […]
Oakland Airport offering free rapid result COVID-19 Airport Testing Program
NOTE: This press release does not constitute any obligation by Oakland International Airport or CityHealth Urgent Care. It is important for travelers to know current testing options and destination requirements in advance. Expansion of program planned for Hawaii travelers beginning Oct. 15 Oakland, Calif. – Sept. 29, 2020: Oakland International Airport (OAK) said today it would begin […]
Oakland International Airport reports August 2020 passenger traffic
Oakland, Calif. – September 24, 2020: August 2020 passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) decreased 8.4 percent from what was reported for July 2020. In fact, 28,535 fewer passengers departed from OAK than did in July. “Encouraging June to July growth was dampened as cases of COVID-19 increased during August,” says Bryant L. Francis, Port […]
Oakland International Airport is prepared for a busy Labor Day holiday weekend
Discounted on-airport parking makes it easy Oakland, Calif. – September 3, 2020: Oakland International Airport (OAK) expects the gradual return of airline traffic to continue over the Labor Day holiday weekend, a traditionally busy time for the airport. OAK has up to 80 daily departures to a total of 36 destinations during the upcoming four-day weekend. […]