San Francisco airports in row over potential name change – Business Traveller
Two of San Francisco’s airports are at loggerheads over a potential renaming of Oakland International Airport.
Oakland International (officially named Metropolitan Oakland International Airport) is situated seven miles south of downtown Oakland and 12 miles from San Francisco, on the east side of San Francisco Bay.
The Port of Oakland said it was considering changing the facility’s name to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport “to boost inbound travellers’ geographic awareness of the airport’s location on the San Francisco Bay”.
Port of Oakland interim director of aviation Craig Simon said that “Market research and interviews with airline partners have shown that routes have not performed as well as they should have due to the lack of geographic awareness, making air carriers r...