Oakland on the Map as a Destination from London on Norwegian Airlines
Norwegian Now Offers More Nonstop Routes to Europe from California Than Any Other European Airline Oakland, CA – (December 14, 2015): Those with an eye on Oakland over the last few years have watched the Bay Area gem emerge as a premier destination. Oakland has been making a name for itself as a “city on the rise” across a spectrum […]
Key Bay Area Airline Adding Two New Locations to Oakland Lineup
SOUTHWEST ANNOUNCES RENO-TAHOE AND ST. LOUIS FROM OAKLAND OAKLAND, CA – (December 9, 2015): Oakland International Airport is abuzz this week as news broke Tuesday that Southwest Airlines will add two new destinations to its Oakland roster in Summer 2016. Direct flights to Reno-Tahoe and Lambert-St. Louis will begin on June 5th, with one-way tickets […]
Oakland International Airport and MAG USA Partner to Bring ‘Escape Lounge’ to Travelers at OAK
UK-Based Firm Enters Seven-year Contract to Design, Build and Operate in Oakland Oakland, CA – December 3, 2015: Oakland International Airport and MAG, owner of the third and fourth largest airports in the United Kingdom (Manchester and Stansted), announce today that MAG subsidiary, MAG USA, has been awarded a contract to design, build and operate […]
OAK Passenger Traffic Up 11% Percent in October
Bay Area Airport a Model of the Region’s Upward Mobility Oakland, CA – December 1, 2015: Perhaps it is the glorious weather in Oakland that has the Oakland International Airport blowing into the fall season with a flurry of passengers. October 2015 announced 23 straight months of passenger growth for the Airport. What this means […]
Airport Welcomes Holiday Season with a Busy Thanksgiving
Oakland International Airport Anticipates Strong Travel Numbers Oakland, California – November 24, 2015: Adding to the joy of the holidays this year, Oakland International Airport is celebrating the milestone of a full year of offering BART service into the airport, the one millionth BART rider into the airport, and robust airline travel numbers. Travelers between […]
1 Millionth BART to OAK Rider
Rail Access into the Airport Celebrates One Year with a Milestone Oakland, CA – November 23, 2015: The Oakland International Airport (OAK) and the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) celebrated the first year of operation at the Oakland International Airport BART Station with the one millionth rider making the BART to OAK journey this […]
Spirit Airlines Commences Service from OAK to LAX
New Twice-Daily Service in Bay-to-Basin Corridor Oakland, CA – November 12, 2015: Today, Spirit Airlines commenced two daily non-stop flights between Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The “Bay-to-Basin” corridor, as Spirit calls it, is one of the world’s busiest air-travel markets. The new addition brings the total number of flights […]
Southwest Airlines Launches OAK-Atlanta Nonstop on Sunday, November 1st
New Flight to Top Unserved Market is the Sixth New City Added at OAK in 2015 Oakland, CA – November 1, 2015: Southwest Airlines begins new nonstop service between Oakland International Airport (OAK) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) with the first 143-passenger Boeing 737-700 flight leaving OAK Sunday afternoon at 12:25PM arriving in Atlanta […]
Strong Passenger Growth Continues at OAK through Summer 2015; More Growth Expected For Fall
Now 22 Consecutive Months of Passenger Growth for the San Francisco Bay Area Airport Oakland, CA – October 30, 2015: Oakland International Airport ended the peak summer travel season with over one million passengers using the airport in August, an 5.1% increase in passenger traffic compared to August 2014. Growth continued as fall began in […]
“Aloha Monday” at OAK, the Birthplace of Transpacific Flying to Hawaii
Start the Week with Hula Dancers, Free Parking, and the Spirit of Aloha Oakland, CA – October 30, 2015: BACKGROUND OAK was the place in June, 1927, when Army Lieutenants Lester Maitland and Albert Hegenberger completed the first-ever successful flight across the Pacific Ocean to the Hawaiian island of Oahu. They departed just after 7:00 […]