Oakland International Airport reports November 2020 traffic
December 18, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – December 18, 2020: November 2020 passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) declined 3.2 percent from October 2020. Amidst travel warnings and calls by health and government officials to cancel travel plans as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, 11,525 fewer passengers used the airport than did in October. This represents a 67 percent decline from… Read More
Read Full Article...New Southwest Airlines flights between OAK and Tucson
December 16, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – December 16, 2020: Oakland International Airport welcomed the news that Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service between the East Bay airport and Tucson, Arizona (TUS). Daily flights will begin on March 11, 2021 and seats are now on sale at Southwest.com. Southwest has published the following schedule: Southbound Depart Oakland 7:05 p.m. – Arrive Tucson… Read More
Read Full Article...Volaris adds Mérida to list of destinations easily reached from OAK
December 15, 2020
Oakland International Airport becomes one of Volaris’ key U.S. ties to the Yucatán Oakland, Calif. – December 15, 2020: Volaris, the ultra-low-cost Mexican airline, announced a new route that will connect OAK and the destination of Mérida, Yucatán. Service will begin January 18, 2021 and operate four times a week. The route to Mérida will depart OAK on… Read More
Read Full Article...Oakland International Airport reports October 2020 traffic
November 19, 2020
Passenger traffic up 13.6 percent from September Oakland, Calif. – November 19, 2020: October 2020 passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) increased 13.6 percent from what was reported for September 2020. In fact, the airport saw 43,490 more passengers than it did in September. OAK is the top San Francisco Bay Area airport measured… Read More
Read Full Article...Frontier Airlines captures the power of the East Bay
November 17, 2020
Oakland International Airport’s new airline will serve Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix Oakland, Calif. – November 17, 2020: Oakland International Airport welcomes Frontier Airlines offering nonstop service to Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix beginning Feb. 4, 2021. Seats are now on sale and schedules available at FlyFrontier.com “We’re thrilled to have Frontier Airlines… Read More
Read Full Article...Aloha begins at Oakland International Airport
November 2, 2020
Flights restored between OAK and Kauai, Maui, Oahu and the island of Hawaii Oakland, Calif. – November 2, 2020: Oakland International Airport welcomes the return of Hawaiian Airlines as well as the resumption of service to the neighbor islands of Hawaii, Kauai and Maui. Flights to the three neighbor islands join service to Oahu which… Read More
Read Full Article...OAK and CityHealth Hawaii-certified as Trusted Testing and Travel Partners
October 13, 2020
New main terminal testing debut coinciding with Oct. 15 start of Hawaii’s Safe Travels Program Oakland, Calif. – October 13, 2020: As the State of Hawaii’s “Safe Travels Multi-Tier Program” begins on Oct. 15, 2020, Oakland International Airport (OAK) and CityHealth Urgent Care announce the opening of a second on-airport COVID testing facility located in front… Read More
Read Full Article...Southwest Airlines to fly between Oakland International Airport and Palm Springs
October 8, 2020
Twice-daily Boeing 737 nonstops begin Nov. 15 Oakland, Calif. – October 8, 2020: Oakland International Airport welcomed the news that Southwest Airlines will begin nonstop service between the East Bay airport and Palm Springs, California (PSP). Two daily flights will begin on Nov. 15 and seats are now on sale at Southwest.com. Today Southwest published the following schedule: … Read More
Read Full Article...Oakland Airport offering free rapid result COVID-19 Airport Testing Program
September 29, 2020
NOTE: This press release does not constitute any obligation by Oakland International Airport or CityHealth Urgent Care. It is important for travelers to know current testing options and destination requirements in advance. Expansion of program planned for Hawaii travelers beginning Oct. 15 Oakland, Calif. – Sept. 29, 2020: Oakland International Airport (OAK) said today it would begin… Read More
Read Full Article...Oakland International Airport reports August 2020 passenger traffic
September 24, 2020
Oakland, Calif. – September 24, 2020: August 2020 passenger traffic at Oakland International Airport (OAK) decreased 8.4 percent from what was reported for July 2020. In fact, 28,535 fewer passengers departed from OAK than did in July. “Encouraging June to July growth was dampened as cases of COVID-19 increased during August,” says Bryant L. Francis, Port… Read More
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