0
0.0
Apr 2, 2024
04/24
by
KPIX
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> reporter: doug yakel, the spokesperson for san francisco international airport said they've voiced strong concerns to oakland international airport attempt to change their name to san francisco bay-oakland international airport. >> our concern is you might have travelers that are thinking they're booking a trip to one airport and when they land, they realize they're arriving at a completely different airport than they intended. >> reporter: last week o.a.k. posted this video on their social media announcing the name change consideration saying it would help educate travelers on the proximity of the airport to other bay area destinations. >> we found that over half of frequent international travelers and nearly a third of domestic travelers are unaware of o.a.k.'s amazing location in the heart of northern california and the san francisco bay area. >> reporter: o.a.k. officials say the name change would also help attract more direct flights to the airport and help protect the jobs of their more than 30,000 employees. some local officials, including state senator scott wiener, say cha
. >> reporter: doug yakel, the spokesperson for san francisco international airport said they've voiced strong concerns to oakland international airport attempt to change their name to san francisco bay-oakland international airport. >> our concern is you might have travelers that are thinking they're booking a trip to one airport and when they land, they realize they're arriving at a completely different airport than they intended. >> reporter: last week o.a.k. posted this...
0
0.0
Apr 22, 2024
04/24
by
KTVU
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> sfo airport manager doug yakel shared the mayor's visit could net millions in airline travel alone, with the hope that three airlines will commit to flying in and out of sfo. >> it's so powerful what it represents, not only for our airport but for local economies. we look at a single flight and i'm talking a daily flight between a foreign destination like china and the us to sfo, it can be upwards of $175 million in annual revenue, 1200 jobs to the bay area total. so and that's just one flight. >> currently sfo sees flights to and from china at 50% of pre-pandemic levels. >> that's why visits and missions like this are so important to us, because as this bilateral agreement allows for more flights between the us and china last week, while in beijing, agreements were signed to bring giant pandas to sf, the mayor spoke about her reaction to seeing the rare animals. >> it was the first time i actually saw a panda in person, and it was was amazing, mayor breed shared. >> there's still lots of paperwork and planning to do. no word on what it will cost just yet. >> we expect a pair of pa
. >> sfo airport manager doug yakel shared the mayor's visit could net millions in airline travel alone, with the hope that three airlines will commit to flying in and out of sfo. >> it's so powerful what it represents, not only for our airport but for local economies. we look at a single flight and i'm talking a daily flight between a foreign destination like china and the us to sfo, it can be upwards of $175 million in annual revenue, 1200 jobs to the bay area total. so and that's...
0
0.0
Apr 12, 2024
04/24
by
KRON
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
sfo spokesperson doug yakel attended the meeting to explain why we believe that this new name will ultimately be misleading to customers creating greater confusion. the service. >> and ill will san francisco city attorney david chiu send a letter to the board on monday threatening legal action saying the rename infringes suppose trademark chu says the vote forces them to pursue litigation are very disappointed that oakland. >> refused to engage with us. first is indicative of the unanimous decision by this board to move forward. so we're sending that they're going for and we will consider all legal options at the meeting. there was no mention of a potential lawsuit, but commissioners did bring up san francisco and this is really not about san francisco. we don't trying to confuse people. we're not trying copy them. >> the president of the board requested that they take the next couple of weeks really digest. the public heard today take the final vote on may 9th. so we'll see. but, you know, looks like they are very much moving forward with this name change. meanwhile, city attorney in san fra
sfo spokesperson doug yakel attended the meeting to explain why we believe that this new name will ultimately be misleading to customers creating greater confusion. the service. >> and ill will san francisco city attorney david chiu send a letter to the board on monday threatening legal action saying the rename infringes suppose trademark chu says the vote forces them to pursue litigation are very disappointed that oakland. >> refused to engage with us. first is indicative of the...
0
0.0
Apr 22, 2024
04/24
by
KTVU
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> sfo airport manager doug yakel shared the mayor's visit could net millions in airline travel alone, with the hope that three airlines will commit to flying in and out of sfo. >> it's so powerful what it represents not only for our airport but for local economies. we look at a single flight and i'm talking a daily flight between a foreign destination like china and the us to sfo, it can be upwards of $175 billion in annual revenue, 1200 jobs to the bay area total. so and that's just one flight. >> currently sfo sees flights to and from china at 50% of pre-pandemic levels. >> that's why visits and missions like this are so important to us, because as this bilateral agreement allows for more flights between the us and china last week, while in beijing, agreements were signed to bring giant pandas to sf, the mayor spoke about her reaction to seeing the rare animals. >> it was the first time i actually saw a panda in person, and it was was amazing, mayor breed shared. >> there's still lots of paperwork and planning to do. no word on what it will cost just yet. >> we expect a pair of pan
. >> sfo airport manager doug yakel shared the mayor's visit could net millions in airline travel alone, with the hope that three airlines will commit to flying in and out of sfo. >> it's so powerful what it represents not only for our airport but for local economies. we look at a single flight and i'm talking a daily flight between a foreign destination like china and the us to sfo, it can be upwards of $175 billion in annual revenue, 1200 jobs to the bay area total. so and that's...
0
0.0
Apr 22, 2024
04/24
by
KTVU
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> sfo airport manager doug yakel shared the mayor's visit could net millions in airline travel alone, with the hope that three airlines will commit to flying in and out of sfo. >> it's so powerful what it represents not only for our airport but for local economies. we look at a single flight and i'm talking a daily flight between a foreign destination like china and the us to sfo, it can be upwards of $175 billion in annual revenue, 1200 jobs to the bay area. total so and that's just one flight. >> currently sfo sees flights to and from china at 50% of pre-pandemic levels. >> that's why visits and missions like this are so important to us, because as this bilateral agreement allows for more flights between the us and china. >> last week, while in beijing, agreements were signed to bring giant pandas to sf. the mayor spoke about her reaction to seeing the rare animals. it was the first time i actually saw a panda in person and it was amazing. mayor breed shared. there's still lots of paperwork and planning to do. no word on what it will cost just yet. >> we expect a pair of pandas and
. >> sfo airport manager doug yakel shared the mayor's visit could net millions in airline travel alone, with the hope that three airlines will commit to flying in and out of sfo. >> it's so powerful what it represents not only for our airport but for local economies. we look at a single flight and i'm talking a daily flight between a foreign destination like china and the us to sfo, it can be upwards of $175 billion in annual revenue, 1200 jobs to the bay area. total so and that's...
0
0.0
Apr 12, 2024
04/24
by
KRON
tv
eye 0
favorite 0
quote 0
sfo spokesperson doug yakel attended the meeting to explain why we believe that this new name will ultimately be misleading to customers creating greater confusion. the service. >> and ill will san francisco city attorney david chiu send a letter to the board on monday threatening legal action saying the rename infringes suppose trademark chu says the vote forces them to pursue litigation are very disappointed that oakland. >> refused to engage with us. first is indicative of the unanimous decision by this board to move forward. so we're sending that they're going for and we will consider all legal options at the meeting. there was no mention of a potential lawsuit, but commissioners did bring up san francisco and this is really not about san francisco. we don't trying to confuse people. we're not trying copy them. >> i'm sara stinson reporting back to you. >> and there's still no sign of that gray will with its tail entangled in a fishing net. marine mammal center says the search resumes after this weekend's storm passes. the will was spotted tuesday near but then disappeared on wednesday. r
sfo spokesperson doug yakel attended the meeting to explain why we believe that this new name will ultimately be misleading to customers creating greater confusion. the service. >> and ill will san francisco city attorney david chiu send a letter to the board on monday threatening legal action saying the rename infringes suppose trademark chu says the vote forces them to pursue litigation are very disappointed that oakland. >> refused to engage with us. first is indicative of the...