Record Year for Passenger Traffic at Oakland International Airport in 2003
Oakland, CA, – Oakland International Airport (OAK) continued to experience passenger traffic growth in 2003, up 7.2 percent over the previous year to 13,548,363 passengers. This marks OAK’s seventh consecutive year of growth, despite significant events in 2003 such as the outbreak of SARS, the war in Iraq, and an economy that showed only slight […]
Phase Four of Oakland International Airport’s Sound Insulation Program Set To Begin
OAKLAND, CA, February 10, 2004 – Oakland International Airport (OAK) and 100 city of Alameda homeowners today are finalizing documents that will begin Phase Four of the airport’s $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 program.</> To date, […]
New and Improved Roadway Opens at OAK
****TRAFFIC ADVISORY**** NEW AND IMPROVED ROADWAY EXPECTED TO OPEN AT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Oakland, CA, February 6, 2004 – Weather permitting, the newly constructed traffic lanes on Oakland International Airport’s (OAK) main roadway, Airport Drive, will be permanently opened to airport users at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 7. Traffic entering the airport from 98th […]
Oakland Board of Port Commissioners Approves Supplemental Environmental Impact Report For Airport Development Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dec. 17, 2003 Contact: Harold Jones Director of Communications (510) 627-1564 [email protected] Jo Murray Oakland International Airport (510) 238-8430 [email protected] OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners Tuesday approved the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report for Oakland International Airport’s development program, allowing the airport to move ahead with the development program […]
Horizon Air Begins Seasonal Nonstop Service To Sun Valley
Today, Horizon Air launches new 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 March 28, 2004, to the world-class Sun Valley ski resort that offers 4,000 acres with 75 runs and 19 lifts. […]
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 […]