OAK and TSA Offer Tips for Summer Travel

TSA’S TOP THREE: Inspect Luggage at Home, Arrive Early and Plan for the Security Screening Process. Oakland, Calif. – With schools closed for the summer, affordable fares for the asking and a recovering economy, lots of people are expected to travel over the next three to four months. The following tips, from the Transportation Security […]

OAK Installs Life-Saving Equipment in Terminal Buildings

–Oakland Fire Department Trains Airport Personnel As Emergency First-Responders– Port of Oakland and Oakland Fire Department jointly announced today that they have completed installation of and training in the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) at Oakland International Airport (OAK). Oakland Fire Department personnel trained and certified 30 Port Aviation Division employees as first-responders to […]

Mexicana Airlines Inaugurates New Nonstop Flights to Mexico City from OAK

— Carrier Also Adds New Service to Mexico Beach Destinations — Oakland, Calif. – Mexicana Airlines recently inaugurated nonstop service between Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Mexico City (MEX). This new service marks the first time that OAK has had nonstop flights to MEX. Additionally, Mexicana recently added nonstop and one-stop flights between OAK and […]

Oakland International Airport To Revise Parking Lot Day Rates

Oakland’s Measure Y Increases City Parking Tax Rate 85 Percent OAKLAND, Calif. – Port of Oakland’s Board of Port Commissioners yesterday adopted a resolution authorizing the Port’s director of aviation to revise Oakland International Airport’s (OAK) per day parking rates and how they are posted effective Feb. 15, 2005. OAK will revise its parking rates […]

Seventh Consecutive Year of Record Passenger Traffic Growth at OAK in 2004

Air Cargo Traffic, Landed Weights Also Have Healthy Increases Oakland, Calif., – Oakland International Airport (OAK) continued to experience record passenger traffic growth in 2004, up 4.06 percent over the previous year to 14,098,327 passengers. This marks OAK’s seventh consecutive year of growth, despite continued significant financial losses for and subsequent restructuring of many U.S. […]

America West Begins New Nonstop Weekly Service to Los Cabos from OAK

Weekly Flight to Mexico’s Pacific Coast Beaches. OAKLAND, CA – Beginning Saturday, December 18, America West Airlines will begin weekly nonstop service to Los Cabos, Mexico from Oakland International Airport (OAK). The approximately three hour flight departs OAK at 8 a.m., arriving Los Cabos at 12:01 p.m. Return flights depart Los Cabos at 12:29 p.m. […]

Horizon Air Resumes Seasonal Nonstop Service to Sun Valley From OAK

OAKLAND, CA – Back by popular demand, Horizon Air today resumes its daily nonstop service between Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) in Hailey, Idaho, just 20 minutes from the famous Sun Valley Resort. This seasonal service operates through April 3, 2005 to the world-class Sun Valley ski resort that offers 4,000 […]

OAK Offers 12 Tips for Holiday Travel

Oakland, California — Oakland International Airport (OAK) offers the following tips to help passengers prepare for their travels during the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays: 1) One Boarding Pass. All travelers must have a boarding pass prior to going through the passenger security checkpoint. Boarding passes can be obtained by a) using curbside check-in […]

Business Jet Center Moves Into Newly Renovated Facility at OAK

Oakland FBO to operate from refurbished historic airport terminal; to add fuel storage facility. Oakland, CA – Business Jet Center at Oakland International Airport (OAK) has completed its $4 million renovation of the airport’s original 1920’s terminal, which will be the fixed base operator’s (FBO) executive terminal. Business Jet Center has been operating out of […]