Monthly Passenger Totals Continue Rise Thanks to New Airlines and New Flights
Oakland, CA: (May 31, 2017) – Officials at Oakland International Airport today released April traffic results, revealing that total passengers at the airport increased 12.8%, from 941,248 in April 2016, reaching 1,061,616 passengers in April 2017. The increase is based upon 8.5% more seats. Load factor, the percentage of seats occupied by revenue passengers, increased by more than three points.
Passenger traffic is expected to continue to increase as new airline activity takes off. Among the new routes and flights contributing to April's growth: a brand new, 4-times weekly nonstop flight to London’s Gatwick Airport which commenced March 28th on British Airways. On the same day, Norwegian added Copenhagen, completing the “triple crown” of Scandinavian cities now reachable with nonstop service from OAK, along with Oslo and Stockholm.
“We are very pleased to witness the continuance of OAK's sustained growth,” notes Port of Oakland Director of Aviation, Bryant L. Francis. “New international and domestic markets reflect confidence in OAK from both our customers and airline partners, alike. Travelers and industry stakeholders have many choices in the San Francisco Bay Area and, more and more, the choice is being made to fly the East Bay way.”
OAK is the closest airport to the majority of the Bay Area’s businesses and residences, and is the fourth largest airport in California. It is also the largest cargo airport in the San Francisco Bay Area with sizable operations by both FedEx and UPS.
About Oakland International Airport
Oakland International is the fourth busiest airport in California and second busiest in the San Francisco Bay Area. Serving over 12 million travelers annually, OAK is the closest airport to the region’s top business and tourism venues. It is also the closest airport for most local residents.
Oakland’s air service roster to over 60 destinations is scheduled on 13 different airline brands – seven of which operate with OAK as their sole gateway into the San Francisco Bay region.
The vision of Oakland International Airport is to offer customers a world-class experience and be the airport of choice for Bay Area residents and visitors alike. OAK is operated by The Port of Oakland, which also oversees the Oakland seaport and 20 miles of waterfront. Together with its business partners, the Port supports more than 73,000 jobs in the region and nearly 827,000 jobs across the United States.
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