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Oakland airport foot traffic reaches highest level since pandemic onset
Oakland International Airport is showing signs of recovery with February foot traffic reaching the highest level since the pandemic onset.Read More
Oakland airport sees double Thanksgiving travelers compared to 2020
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...Read More
Air traffic control issues, weather cause dozens of flight cancellations
Twenty-eight Southwest Airlines’ flights have been canceled so far Monday at the Bay Area’s three major airports, extending the large number of flight cancellations this past weekend, officials said....Read More
Deputies safely resolve airport standoff with knife-wielding suicidal man
Deputies in Alameda County have resolved an incident at the Oakland International Airport involving a man armed with a knife who was threatening to harm himself on Tuesday morning....Read More
Oakland airport offers pre-travel Covid-19 tests for nonstop flights to Hawaii
As interstate traveling restrictions ease, Oakland International Airport announced Thursday that it is offering multiple daily flights to Hawaii and pre-travel coronavirus testing for passengers. Hawaiian Airlines is providing...Read More
Oakland airport to offer 15-minute Covid-19 tests as Hawaii travel partner
Oakland International Airport and CityHealth Urgent Care will open a second coronavirus testing facility at the airport as it becomes a certified testing and travel partner with the state...Read More
Flights out of Oakland decline again after June travel spike
Passenger traffic in June at Oakland International Airport was up more than 100 percent compared with May, but demand for air travel nationwide is again showing signs of weakening,...Read More
BART to cut off paper ticket sales at another five stations
BART announced Wednesday that it will eliminate paper ticket sales at five more stations, making Clipper the only available fare product. BART will eliminate the paper tickets at the...Read More
Oakland airport reports nearly 100 percent passenger drop in April
Oakland International Airport on Thursday reported a nearly 100 percent drop in passenger volumes as a result of the novel coronavirus pandemic. With much of the country still under...Read More
Bay Area Covid-19 morning update: Two die in Alameda County, more confirmed at Oakland airport, SFPD
Here are some of the latest developments around the region related to the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of Thursday morning. All Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority...Read More
Southwest to start nonstop flights from Hawaii to Oakland
Starting in March, Southwest Airlines will expand its nonstop routes to Hawaii from Oakland International Airport, airport officials said. The flights to Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii...Read More
Search continues for man who drove onto airport tarmac, ran toward Bay
Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies are prepared to search “throughout the night” for a man who evaded deputies attempting a traffic stop Sunday, crashed his way onto an Oakland International...Read More
Cessna overshoots landing in Oakland, buries nose
No one was injured Sunday morning when a single-engine Cessna airplane overshot a landing at Oakland International Airport and buried its nose into the ground past the runway, an...Read More
Flying Eye Hospital fights avoidable blindness around the world
"When you see a little child get their vision back, it grabs you by the heart." Read More
Lighting strike diverts Southwest flight to Oakland airport
A Southwest Airlines flight headed to Portland, Ore. safely diverted to Oakland International Airport Thursday.Read More
Maui-bound flight diverted to Oakland after possible engine issue
A Hawaiian Airlines flight was diverted to Oakland International Airport Monday when a cockpit light warned there was a possible issue with an engine component.Read More
Fake grass, fire hydrant at Oakland airport offer relief for service animals
Service animals needing to relieve themselves at Oakland International Airport now have a new area to do their business.Read More
Southwest taps Oakland for Hawaii nonstops
Oakland International Airport has been chosen by Southwest Airlines as one of the first U.S. Mainland airports to begin Southwest's nonstop service to Hawaii.Read More
Driver in Oakland airport curbside crash identified
A man who struck several people in a traffic collision at Oakland International Airport's traffic curb on Tuesday evening was identified Wednesday.Read More