Oakland International Airport Loses Its Last Nonstop European Flight

by Anthony Losanno
Oakland

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Oakland International Airport (OAK) has made news recently for its attempted name change to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK). A judge blocked this change and the name has reverted back. The airport has long been in the shadows of San Francisco International Airport (SFO) and now it’s losing the last nonstop route to Europe.
OAK Europe Routes
The map above was shared by @IshrionA on X. It shows that the following flights used to be offered to/from Oakland International Airport (OAK):
  • Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) (ArkeFly)
  • Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN) (LEVEL and Norwegian Air)
  • Copenhagen Airport (CPH) (Norwegian Air)
  • London Gatwick Airport (LGW) (British Airways and Norwegian Air)
  • Oslo Airport (OSL) (Norwegian Air)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) (Norwegian Air)
  • Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) (Norwegian Air)
  • Stockholm Arlanda Airport (ARN) (Norwegian Air)
  • Terceira’s Lajes Airport (TER) (Azores Airlines)

Azores Airlines appears to have dropped its flights altogether and they are not currently bookable. TAP Portugal announced earlier this month that it is adding three seasonal routes from Portugal to the United States next summer. One of these is San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to/from Terceira’s Lajes Airport (TER). At least Bay Area travelers will still have a nonstop route to the Azores.

Anthony’s Take: Oakland International Airport (OAK) has always been secondary to San Francisco International Airport (SFO). It will continue to offer flights to Mexico (and can therefore keep the “International” in its name), but no longer offers any nonstop flights to Europe.

(Featured Image Credit: Ronan Furuta.)

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3 comments

Roger Ramjet December 29, 2024 - 7:24 pm

This tends to change seasonally; there will probably be some summer flights starting back up in May.

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Manny Sardinia December 30, 2024 - 1:42 pm

Airlines are being terribly shortsighted when it comes to the East Bay and Oakland International Airport. It makes no sense whatsoever to require East Bay residents (Oakland to Tri Valley and beyond to fight traffic on both sides of the bay to get to SFO. There’s nothing intrinsic to worrying about Oakland being “second” to San Francisco in this regard. We’re talking about serving the public and providing a convenient, economic and environmentally friendly solution for the Bay Area. It’s incredibly inconvenient traveling from the East Bay to SFO or even San Jose to catch a Finn stop flight anywhere.

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Manny Sardinia December 30, 2024 - 1:45 pm

Non stop flight anywhere…

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