Originally Posted by
SPN Lifer
FAA bans parallel approaches at SFO indefinitely -- Impact on UA?
If flight volume out of SFO is substantially limited, is there a possibility UA would resume service out of OAK for origin and destination (O&D) traffic?
I would think if there is a need to shift/add capacity, SJC would be a better fit.
For one UA already has an operation there (albeit small) and right now nothing in OAK.
Secondly San Mateo + Santa Clara + San Francisco counties have roughly 3.5M residents, whereas Alameda + Contra Costa is roughly 2.8M. And add the further outlying counties like Marin, Sonoma, and Santa Cruz and SFO+SJC are more desirable for a larger chunk of Bay Area than OAK would be.