Latest nonstop flights are expected to present San Jose Airport a travel boost

SAN JOSE – Two airlines are offering latest nonstop flights San Jose International Airport This 12 months will see service enhancements that would boost the aviation hub's economic fortunes.

The latest service will provide San Jose nonstop service to Las Vegas, Baltimore and Detroit via Delta Air Lines and Southwest Airlines, airport officials said.

Delta is scheduled to start nonstop service to Las Vegas on May 7 and to Detroit on July 7. Southwest is scheduled to start nonstop service to Baltimore on June 5.

The prospect of latest nonstop service comes at a time when the San Jose airport is struggling to extend its passenger travel activity and is well below the heights reached before the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest flights provide a welcome counterpoint to the recently waning fortunes of the South Bay air traffic complex.

According to the most recent statistics available, San Jose International Airport handled barely fewer than 954,800 passengers in November 2024, a decrease of 1.2% in comparison with the identical month in 2023.

The airport's passenger development is significantly declining in comparison with comparable periods within the previous 12 months.

In the 12 months ended November 2024, San Jose International Airport hosted 11.8 million passengers, in response to the most recent report. That's 1.9% lower than the overall for the same 12-month period ending in November 2023, when the airport handled 12.03 million passengers.

Declining passenger activity in San Jose represents a setback.

Until just a few months ago, the South Bay aviation complex was seeing an improving post-COVID trend in passenger travel.

San Jose International Airport handled 4.71 million passengers in 2020, a nosedive from the record high of 15.65 million passengers in 2019. Passengers were 7.36 million in 2021, 11.33 million in 2022 and 2019 12.1 million passengers handled in 2023.

For several months, passenger numbers in 2024 tended to be higher than in 2023. However, San Jose Airport is now facing a weaker 12 months in comparison with last 12 months.

Passenger numbers for the one-year period ending November 2024 were 29.2% below numbers from 2019, the last full 12 months before COVID-related business closures rocked the worldwide travel and airline industries.

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