The number of travelers departing Oakland International Airport more than doubled this Thanksgiving holiday week compared with last year, airport officials said Tuesday.
Over 148,000 people departed the airport between Nov. 19 and Sunday, or 2.5 times the number last year during the same period and 77.5 percent of the 2019 pre-pandemic level.
The day when travel came the closest to reaching pre-pandemic levels was Nov. 21, when traffic was 86.3 percent of 2019’s total, according to airport officials.
Bryant Francis, director of aviation at the Port of Oakland, which operates the airport, said:
“While this Thanksgiving was certainly a busy one for Oakland International Airport, careful coordination and cooperation with our airline and security partners resulted in smooth operations at OAK throughout the travel week.”
Last Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving, was the busiest travel day of the holiday week, as nearly 17,300 people departed the airport. Sunday departures were close behind with nearly 17,200 people flying.
The day with the fewest passengers in the period was Thanksgiving Day with about 10,600 departures, airport officials said.
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