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The Escape Lounge is a small-medium lounge in Terminal 1 airside, across from Gate 9, between Gates 8 and 8A.
Complimentary access for American Express Platinum Card® and Centurion® Members as part of the American Express Global Lounge CollectionSM. Also to departing International Business class or higher passengers such as British Airways.
Access for walk up clients is $45.00; booking in advance via Escape Lounges is $40.00. This is not a Priority Pass or airline lounge.
Amenities include a selection of complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and snacks, as well as
• Ultra-Fast internet provision, separate from the main airport Wi-Fi
• Easy, free of charge, access to the web
• Print, scan and copy
• Cellphone / tablet charging points abd poser points
(No showers; lavatories across the concourse)
Link to Escape Lounges page on OAK lounge
Link to OAK Airport lounge page
The Escape Lounge is a small-medium lounge in Terminal 1 airside, across from Gate 9, between Gates 8 and 8A.
Complimentary access for American Express Platinum Card® and Centurion® Members as part of the American Express Global Lounge CollectionSM. Also to departing International Business class or higher passengers such as British Airways.
Access for walk up clients is $45.00; booking in advance via Escape Lounges is $40.00. This is not a Priority Pass or airline lounge.
Amenities include a selection of complimentary alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and snacks, as well as
• Ultra-Fast internet provision, separate from the main airport Wi-Fi
• Easy, free of charge, access to the web
• Print, scan and copy
• Cellphone / tablet charging points abd poser points
(No showers; lavatories across the concourse)
Link to Escape Lounges page on OAK lounge
Link to OAK Airport lounge page
Escape Lounge OAK
Sep 9, 2016, 5:49 pm
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The section for Southwest passengers takes a lot of extra work. The surfaces need to be easy to clean, and the lavs need extra stalls and soft spots on the floor for knees as the lounge guest worships the porcelain god.
Sep 9, 2016, 7:19 pm
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Sep 16, 2016, 7:38 am
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This is getting interesting-- I love Chop Bar
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/1...rport-project/
http://www.mercurynews.com/2016/09/1...rport-project/
Sep 23, 2016, 2:05 pm
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Sep 25, 2016, 8:52 pm
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Good article. This lounge is starting up (an apt term for it) at a very opportune time. The tech money keeps spilling into the East Bay from the west and south. Many in this crowd will think nothing of dropping $40 for a nice lounge before their flights to Gatwick, Stockholm, Oslo, Hawaii, Vegas, LA, Seattle, etc.
Sep 25, 2016, 9:51 pm
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Yep: http://www.oaklandairport.com/airlines/route-map/
It's not shown on the route map, but Norwegian now flies to London-Gatwick.
It's not shown on the route map, but Norwegian now flies to London-Gatwick.
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Sep 26, 2016, 8:36 am
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Yep: http://www.oaklandairport.com/airlines/route-map/
It's not shown on the route map, but Norwegian now flies to London-Gatwick.
It's not shown on the route map, but Norwegian now flies to London-Gatwick.
Sep 26, 2016, 11:21 am
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I tried to see if that nonstop to the Azores from OAK was still flying. It appears to be gone, but I'm not sure. What an odd route that was.
Sep 28, 2016, 2:22 pm
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Sep 28, 2016, 3:32 pm
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Good article. This lounge is starting up (an apt term for it) at a very opportune time. The tech money keeps spilling into the East Bay from the west and south. Many in this crowd will think nothing of dropping $40 for a nice lounge before their flights to Gatwick, Stockholm, Oslo, Hawaii, Vegas, LA, Seattle, etc.
- I would not fly Norwegian for 10 hours even in "premium class" which features sharply angled seats (19" width)
- Hawaii flights on AS have domestic F seats and digiplayers (and no wifi over the ocean, last I flew) and no E+ - still inferior to the UA service from SFO
- The 5hr WN flights to BWI are a special form of torture
The tech guys who will drop 40 bones on a lounge would certainly want to take the more comfortable TATL flights from SFO.
OAK is great for the shorter hops on WN and the AS Hawaii flights, but unfortunately not credible long-haul player as the big boys remain fixated on SFO due to its connecting flights. Of course, if I was once again a starving student...
Sep 28, 2016, 4:40 pm
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Maybe so for the big-bucks techies, but lots of techies are making medium-sized bucks. They may aspire to fly in comfort to far away leisure destinations, but they're not quite there yet.
Sep 28, 2016, 5:35 pm
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Sep 29, 2016, 11:17 am
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