Oakland International Airport welcomes new daily regional service
Oakland, Calif. – April 11, 2018: It’s a week of celebration at Oakland International Airport. New nonstop Paris service, the 10-year anniversary of Hawaiian Airlines at OAK and, today, the introduction of the Airport’s newest airline partner, Contour Airlines. Starting today, Contour begins offering daily service to Del Norte County Regional Airport (CEC), located in Crescent City, CA. CEC Airport […]
Port of Oakland sponsors 250 students at Children’s Fairyland
Oakland, Calif. – April 11, 2018: The Port of Oakland is sending 250 Oakland youngsters to Children’s Fairyland April 13 for a day of fun and education. Students from five elementary schools will take part in Port of Oakland Day at the city’s 68-year old amusement park. The students are from the following Oakland public […]
April in Paris starts today for Oakland International Airport
Oakland, Calif. – April 10, 2018: Today, it becomes much easier to travel between Paris and the San Francisco Bay Area, thanks to Norwegian Air and its new nonstop service to Oakland International Airport (OAK). Officials at OAK announce that the new nonstop service between OAK and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), arrives this afternoon operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner. The flight will operate 4-times weekly, on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, […]
Port of Oakland harbor tours return May through October
Oakland, Calif. – April 9, 2018: The Port of Oakland’s free harbor tours will return this May and run through October. The Port published its 2018 harbor tour schedule this morning. Due to their popularity, the Port has provide tips on its web site for how to reserve a ticket on the tour. These 90-minute harbor excursions are narrated […]
Southwest expansion underway at OAK with New York/Newark
Oakland, CA: April 7, 2018 – Southwest Airlines will add daily nonstop service from OAK to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) beginning tomorrow, April 8th. The service replaces a seasonal test route on OAK’s flight schedule last summer. Due to the success of that route, Southwest has brought the transcontinental flight back earlier this year, and it will now operate year-round. Newark […]
Port of Oakland doing more work at night than ever before
Oakland, Calif. – April 4, 2018: More truckers now visit the Port of Oakland at night than at any time in its 91-year history. Oakland’s largest marine terminal said today that it’s conducting between 1,500 and 2,000 daily truck transactions after sundown. That’s up from 800 a year ago. Port officials said that the difference […]
American Airlines introduces Oakland–Dallas nonstop
Oakland, Calif. – Apr. 3, 2018: Today at Oakland International Airport (OAK), American Airlines commences daily nonstop service between OAK and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW). The new link is significant for Bay Area residents, providing OAK with roughly 100 unique connections currently not possible through American’s Phoenix hub. American offers more than 760 daily flights from DFW, serving more than 200 destinations in […]
Port of Oakland forecasts steady growth as partners invest
Oakland, Calif. – March 30, 2018: Containerized cargo volume moving through this city is expected to increase 2 percent annually for the next five years. The catalyst for growth: a nearly $700 million injection of capital from outside investors. That’s the message Port of Oakland officials delivered to trade and transportation leaders here this week. “This is good, […]
Oakland International Airport traffic up 5.3 percent in February
Oakland, Calif. – March 28, 2018: Oakland International Airport (OAK) reports 849,529 airline passengers for the month of February, a 5.3% increase over February 2017. Total airline seat capacity of 1,187,141 increased 4.7% over last year and the load factor (percent of seats occupied by passengers) of 75.4% increased by 0.4% over last year. Passenger […]
Sundays at Jack London Square serve up real food and local goods
Farmers Market video here Oakland, Calif. – March 28, 2018: Family friendly Sundays are a significant part of Jack London Square’s schedule of free community events throughout the year. Every Sunday, Farmers Market offers fresh produce and artisanal food from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., rain or shine. The Buck is a new event providing […]