SOUTHWEST TO EXPAND HAWAII SERVICE AT OAKLAND AIRPORT
Nonstops to Kona and Lihue to Launch January 2020 Oakland, CA: (August 16, 2019) – Southwest Airlines has announced that beginning January 2020, the airline will add two new long-haul destinations at Oakland International Airport (OAK) – Lihue, Kauai Island and Kona on the Island of Hawaii. Service to Kona (KOA) will operate four […]
Top Industry Honors for New Oakland Airport Assistant Director
Port of Oakland Commissioners Recognize Aviation Finance Honoree Oakland, CA: (June 29, 2019) – The Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners recognized its new Assistant Director of Aviation – Business & Strategy, Tatiana Starostina, during its regular meeting Thursday for being named Aviation Finance Professional of the Year by Airports Council International – North America (ACI-NA). […]
Oakland International Airport Prepared for Busy Memorial Holiday Weekend
Summer Travel Kicks off Friday; Free Parking Available for Europe & Hawaii Trips Oakland, CA: (May 23, 2019) — This Memorial Day holiday weekend at Oakland International Airport (OAK) is expected to welcome approximately 163,000 travelers over the four-day holiday travel period. Memorial Day Weekend, which begins this Friday, May 24th, and extends through Monday, […]
Volaris Celebrates 10 Years at Oakland International Airport
Mexican Airline Offering Most Destinations in the U.S. Now Serves Four Destinations from OAK Oakland, CA: (May 15, 2019) – Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Volaris celebrate ten years of air service between the U.S. and Mexico. Volaris inaugurated service between Guadalajara, Mexico, and Oakland in 2009. OAK, along with LAX, were Volaris’ first two U.S. destinations. […]
GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND PUPPIES-IN-TRAINING GOT THEIR FIRST TASTE OF AIR TRAVEL AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Training-Prepared Puppies to Assist Visually Impaired Travelers Oakland, CA. (May 13, 2019) – A group of 70 puppies queued up on Saturday, May 11, at Oakland International Airport (OAK) for a training exercise designed to help them learn how to mitigate the challenges that visually impaired travelers and their guide dogs face when they fly. […]
Port of Oakland, Oakland Fire Department Unveil New Firefighting Apparatuses
New Firetrucks Featured in Full-Scale Emergency Exercise at Oakland International Airport Oakland, CA. (May 9, 2019) – Today, Oakland International Airport (OAK), Oakland Fire Department (OFD), and regional emergency response partners conducted a Full-Scale Emergency Response Exercise at Oakland International Airport, introducing two new state-of-the-art firefighting apparatuses. Participants practiced live response to a simulated aircraft […]
Southwest Inaugurates Maui Service in Oakland; Airport Celebrates with Free Parking
East Bay Airport Expands Service to Hawaii, Offers 4 Days Park Free – $96 Value Oakland, CA – (April 8, 2019): Oakland International Airport is celebrating another first today following Southwest Airlines’ inaugural flight to Maui on Sunday. The Airport and Airline celebrated with a Hawaii-inspired send-off at Oakland International Airport, complete with Hula dancers, live […]
Norwegian Air Shuttle Celebrates 5 Years at Oakland International Airport with Over 1 Million Passengers Served
Airport Offers Free Parking this Summer for Passengers Flying Nonstop to Europe Oakland, CA: (April 2, 2019) – Oakland International Airport (OAK) joins Norwegian Air Shuttle in celebrating the airline’s fifth year of service from the East Bay. The milestone coincides with the resumption of seasonal service to Stockholm, Sweden, which resumed Monday, April 1, at OAK. Seasonal service to Rome and Copenhagen […]
Southwest Airlines’ First Flight to Hawaii a Success from Oakland
East Bay Airport Launches Carrier’s West Coast – Hawaiian Islands Routes with Inaugural to Honolulu Oakland, CA – (March 18, 2019): It’s an Aloha Monday in Oakland after the first Southwest Airlines flight to the Hawaiian Islands arrived in Honolulu Sunday evening with 152 passengers and seven crewmembers. The Airport and Airline celebrated with a festive Hawaiian […]
Delta Air Lines to Fly Year-Round from OAK to the World’s Busiest Airport – Atlanta
Nonstop from OAK this Summer… Connecting to the World Oakland, CA: (March 5, 2019) – Oakland International Airport (OAK) announces today that beginning June 9, 2019, Delta Air Lines will resume nonstop service between Oakland and Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL). Passengers will appreciate the early morning arrival in ATL and connections to the Delta global network. The new […]