Oakland Airport completes $30 million taxiway rehabilitation project
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Oakland, Calif. – September 28, 2022: On Wednesday morning, Oakland International Airport hosted a press event to showcase its now-complete $30 million Taxiway Victor and Bravo Rehabilitation Project. The newly repaved taxiways will serve nearly all flight operations at the airport for the next 10-15 years, as these taxiways provide critical access to the airport’s primary runway. “The […]
Port of Oakland A+ and A ratings affirmed by Moody’s
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Oakland, Calif. – September 7, 2022: Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) has affirmed the Port of Oakland’s A1 senior lien and A2 intermediate lien credit ratings. The rating outlook assigned by Moody’s to both liens remains at Stable. “These ratings represent great dedication and professional excellence by our Port staff,” said Port of Oakland Executive Director Danny Wan. […]
Busy Labor Day weekend expected at Oakland International Airport
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Oakland, Calif. – September 1, 2022: Oakland International Airport is prepared for what is expected to be a busy Labor Day weekend as the summer travel season wraps up. OAK estimates that nearly 225,000 passengers will arrive at and depart from the airport between Thursday, September 1st, and Tuesday, September 6th. Friday and Monday will likely be the […]
OAK exceeds 1 million passengers for second consecutive month
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Oakland, Calif. – August 31, 2022: In July 2022, Oakland International Airport saw its second consecutive month of total passenger traffic exceeding one million. Passenger traffic in July was higher than June, with a month-to-month increase of over 5.5 percent. Additionally, passenger totals reached 90.7 percent of 2019 levels. This is the highest percent return seen since […]
Southwest Airlines is the first commercial airline to bring sustainable aviation fuel to OAK
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Oakland, Calif. – August 30, 2022: This month marks the first time that sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will be used in the operations of Southwest Airlines® at Oakland International Airport (OAK). This introduction makes OAK the third commercial airport in the United States to have SAF incorporated into the daily operations of a major U.S. […]
OAK Celebrates Opening of New Restaurant and Coffee Shops
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Oakland, Calif. – August 25, 2022: Oakland International Airport is celebrating the grand opening of three new airport concession locations including two Peet’s Coffee locations (Terminals One and Two) and Oakland Draft House (Terminal Two). The restaurants are operated by restaurateur SSP America, a division of SSP Group, a leading operator of food and beverage […]
OAK celebrates Spirit Airlines’ inaugural flight to New York City/Newark
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Oakland, Calif. – August 9, 2022: This week, Spirit Airlines kicks off new service between Oakland International Airport and New York City/Newark. The route utilizes Spirit’s new Airbus A320 NEO airliners seating 182 passengers, including 8 Big Front seats. Eastbound – Daily: Depart OAK 8:45 AM – Arrive EWR 5:05 PM Westbound – Daily: Depart […]
Port of Oakland names Brian D’Amico to Aviation Marketing Lead Position
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Oakland, Calif. – August 2, 2022: Noted aviation industry expert Brian D’Amico has been named Aviation Supervising Marketing and Communications Associate at the Port of Oakland. He began his new role on August 1st. Mr. D’Amico is an aviation marketing professional with over 11 years of experience. In his new role on the aviation marketing and communications […]
Oakland International Airport to acquire 5 new electric shuttle buses
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Oakland, Calif. – August 1, 2022: On Thursday, July 21st, the Port of Oakland Commissioners approved the purchase of five electric buses from BYD Coach and Bus LLC. The new buses will be utilized as parking shuttle buses at Oakland International Airport (OAK). The shuttles are expected to be ready for service in early 2024. These five […]
OAK surpasses 1 million monthly passengers in June 2022
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Oakland, Calif. – July 25, 2022: Oakland International Airport has reached another pandemic recovery milestone with over one million travelers passing through its terminals in June 2022 – a first since December 2019. Passenger traffic in June was significantly higher than May, with a month-to-month increase of over 15 percent. Additionally, passenger totals reached 86.7 percent of […]