Port of Oakland names Brian D’Amico to Aviation Marketing Lead Position
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
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
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 […]
Port of Oakland picks Chamber President to lead Board
Oakland, Calif., July 12, 2022 – Oakland’s Chamber of Commerce President is taking on an added role atop the Port of Oakland’s governing board. At their latest Board meeting, Port Commissioners selected Barbara Leslie as their new President in a unanimous vote. Ms. Leslie will lead the seven-member board that sets policy for Oakland’s 93-year-old […]
Launch of new reservation system allows travelers to Park Close with certainty at OAK
Oakland, Calif. – July 12, 2022: Today Oakland International Airport proudly launches its new online parking reservation system. This new system allows OAK customers to reserve parking in any of the airport’s customer parking lots (Daily, Premier, Economy, and Hourly) up to two hours prior to arrival. Customers will continue to enjoy the same close and convenient […]
OAK saw highly reliable performance with over 99 percent of flights completed during Independence Day weekend
Oakland, Calif. – July 8, 2022: Despite forecasts to the contrary, over 99 percent of flights scheduled at OAK were completed during the Independence Day travel period with departing passenger traffic reaching 95.5 percent of pre-pandemic 2019 passenger levels with the airport operating reliably with few delays. Passengers were processed without lengthy wait times and thousands were […]
Port of Oakland adopts $480 million budget for FY 2023
Oakland, Calif. – July 7, 2022: The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners approved a 2023 fiscal year budget of $480 million at their June 23rd meeting. The $480 million operating budget projects 9 percent passenger growth at the Port’s Oakland International Airport (OAK). Cargo volume at the Oakland Seaport is expected to increase 2 percent. […]
Pre-pandemic levels of traffic expected at OAK for Independence Day weekend
Oakland, Calif. – June 29, 2022: After an exceptionally busy Memorial Day travel weekend, Oakland International Airport (OAK) once again projects that a high volume of passengers will pass through its terminals for the Independence Day holiday weekend. As Independence Day falls on a Monday this year, OAK expects many travelers to take full advantage of the […]
OAK Soars, Leading Bay Area Air Travel Recovery – 99 percent of flights completed over Memorial Day weekend
Oakland, Calif. – June 2, 2022: Oakland International Airport experienced a busy Memorial Day weekend this year, with departing passengers reaching 92% percent of pre-pandemic 2019 totals for the same holiday period. According to published security checkpoint throughput volume and as forecasted, the busiest travel days were Friday and Monday. On Monday, passenger throughput reached 92% of […]
Oakland International Airport surpassed 80% of pre-pandemic passenger levels in April 2022
Oakland, Calif. – May 26, 2022: Oakland International Airport (OAK) has reached a milestone for the return of passenger traffic during the pandemic. In April 2022, for the first time in more than two years, monthly passenger traffic at OAK exceeded 80% of what was experienced prior to the COVID-19 crisis. OAK continues to lead Bay Area […]