Centennial of Flight Celebrations Honor Air Travelers
Oakland, California – On December 17, 1903, two brothers achieved what had only been dreamed about for centuries – manned, powered flight. One hundred years later, over one billion people travel the world by air annually. To commemorate this anniversary, airports across America are celebrating 100 years of aviation by honoring their loyal customers on […]
Oakland International Airport Releases Supplemental Environmental Impact Report On Airport Development Program
Contact: Jo Murray, 510-238-8430, 510-435-2006 (cell) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Sept. 29, 2003 OAKLAND, Calif. — Oakland International Airport today released the supplemental environmental impact report for its airport development program, showing that there will be no significant increase in nighttime sleep disturbance or in cancer risks from aviation sources. The report is part of the […]
Interim Rental Car Center Opens at Oakland International Airport this Weekend
— Facility is Part of Airport’s $1.6 Billion Expansion Program — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cyndy Johnson, (510) 563-2820 Rosemary Barnes, (510) 563-2892 After Hours, (510) 563-3360 Oakland, CA, August 19, 2003 – The new interim rental car center at Oakland International Airport (OAK) opens to Bay Area visitors at midnight on Sunday, August 24, […]
Oakland International Airport to Receive 1 Million Grant for Checked Baggage Security Screening Improvements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Harold Jones, Port of Oakland, (510) 627-1564 Cyndy Johnson/Rosemary Barnes, OAK, (510) 563-2820/(510) 563-2892 OAKLAND, Calif., August 12, 2003 – Oakland International Airport (OAK), owned and operated by the Port of Oakland, has secured $11.25 million in grant funding to upgrade the checked baggage security screening system in Terminal Two. With […]
Aloha Airlines Begins New Nonstop Service to Kauai from Oakland International Airport
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cyndy Johnson-OAK, (510) 563-2820 Rosemary Barnes-OAK, (510) 563-2892 OAK After Hours, (510) 563-3360 Stu Glauberman-Aloha, (808) 722-7318 OAKLAND, Calif., June 20, 2003 – Aloha Airlines today inaugurated nonstop service from Oakland International Airport to the Garden Island of Kauai. The new Aloha flights, served by 737-700 aircraft, operate four days a […]
Oakland International Airport will raise Parking Rates, Rename Parking Lots
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cyndy Johnson-OAK, (510) 563-2820 Rosemary Barnes-OAK, (510) 563-2892 OAK Parking Hotline, (510) 563-6565 OAK After Hours, (510) 563-3360 OAKLAND, California, May 28, 2003 – Oakland International Airport will increase parking lot rates on June 1, 2003 to cover expenses that have been incurred to maintain a high-level security program and to […]
Turner Construction Co. selected as Prime Builder: Firm to manage .4 billion Oakland International Airport Terminal Expansion
Port Commission votes 6-0 For Immediate Release Contact: Harold Jones Director of Communications Port of Oakland (510) 627-1564 [email protected] OAKLAND, Calif, (May 6, 2003) – The Board of Port Commissioners voted 6-0 to select Turner Construction Company as its choice for Prime Builder for the Oakland International Terminal Expansion (TEx) program. Turner’s cumulative score of […]
Oakland International Airport Set to Begin Third Phase of Sound Insulation Program in Alameda
OAKLAND, CA, April 21, 2003 – Oakland International Airport and 100 city of Alameda homeowners today are finalizing the documents that will begin the third phase of the airport’s $15 to $20 million sound insulation program. Approximately 586 townhouses and 32 single-family homes on Alameda’s Bay Farm Island are eligible to participate in this voluntary […]
2002 Clean Air Champion Award Goes to Oakland International Airport’s Renee Dowlin
Contact: Oakland International Airport Cyndy Johnson (510) 563-2820 Rosemary Barnes (510) 563-2892 After Hours (510) 563-3360 East Bay Clean Cities Coalition Chris Ferrara (925) 674-6533 OAKLAND, Calif., April 14, 2003 — The East Bay Clean Cities Coalition has given its 2002 Clean Air Champion Award to Renee Dowlin, an environmental planner in Oakland International Airport’s […]
Oakland International Airport Reminds Spring Break Travelers of New Security Procedures
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Cyndy Johnson-OAK, (510) 563-2820 Rosemary Barnes-OAK, (510) 563-2892 OAK After Hours, (510) 563-3360 OAK Parking, (888) IFLYOAK TSA Media Relations, (571) 227-2829 TravInfo, 511 OAKLAND, CA, April 8, 2003 — Spring means warmer weather, blooming flowers and the “travel bug” for many people, including students and families. Oakland International Airport (OAK) […]