Overview

• On July 10, the Port of Oakland Board of Commissioners unanimously approved renaming Oakland International Airport to Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport.
• San Francisco International Airport spokesman Doug Yakel issued a formal objection, warning the new name risks traveler confusion and infringes on SFO’s trademark.
• The Port of Oakland maintains the three-letter code OAK and says the revised name emphasizes Oakland’s primacy and its waterfront location on the bay.
• SFO cannot drop its lawsuit until Oakland withdraws its original “San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport” proposal, which remains under appeal.
• Oakland has appealed a November preliminary injunction barring its first renaming effort, and the dispute is now pending before the Ninth Circuit.