Officials at Oakland International Airport said they are considering a name change as it seeks to boost the number of passengers flying to and from the East Bay.
OAKLAND – The Port of Oakland, which operates the airport, announced Friday a proposal to change the official name from 'Metropolitan Oakland International Airport' to 'San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport.' Officials said the airport code OAK and its visual brand would not change.Port Commission President Barbara Leslie said in a video that the change was prompted by a lack of 'geographic awareness' among out-of-town visitors about where Oakland is located.
'This means that flights to Oakland haven't performed as well as they could, leading to a loss of routes and making airlines reluctant to add new routes.'According to Craig Simon, the port's interim director of aviation, from July 2008 to Mar. 2024, the airport added 54 new routes, but 39 of those routes along with six preexisting destinations were lost.
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