Oakland Airport Mulls Name Change to Boost Traveler Recognition of SFO Proximity

Oakland Airport considers changing name to "San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport" to increase awareness of location near San Francisco

Airport believes lack of geographic awareness has limited growth; many travelers don't know it's near San Francisco

Hope is name change will attract more flights and travelers who assume Oakland Airport is far from San Francisco

Author thinks it would be more accurate as "Oakland San Francisco Bay Airport" with Oakland first

Biggest issue is that Oakland doesn't show up when searching flights to San Francisco on travel sites - fixing this could increase bookings more than name change