Oakland Airport Name Change Approved Despite San Francisco Pushback

Including ‘San Francisco’ in the name could provoke a legal challenge from the city across the bay.

Southwest Airlines planes at the Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif., in a file photo. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Oakland airport officials unanimously approved adding San Francisco to the Metropolitan Oakland International Airport’s (OAK) name, despite threats made earlier this month by San Francisco officials who claimed they would sue over the matter.

The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners—a regulatory body that governs the airport— approved the name change to San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport on April 11, according to a recent press release by the airport officials.