Editing San Jose International Airport (section)

=== 2020–present: COVID-19 pandemic and recovery ===
Beginning in March 2020, the [[impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism]] severely curtailed the amount of passenger traffic and flights at the airport. From a high of 15.6 million passengers in 2019, only 4.7 million used the airport in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-airport-grapples-with-fewer-passengers/|title=San Jose airport grapples with fewer passengers|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref> Frontier Airlines and Hainan Airlines both ended service to SJC, while other airlines suspended or pared back many of their destinations, including all intercontinental service to Asia and Europe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/airlines-shrug-at-costs-from-san-jose-building-height-limit-policy/|title=Airlines shrug at costs from San Jose building policy|date=November 2, 2021|access-date=November 21, 2021}}</ref> Despite this large downturn in travel and drop in passenger demand,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/san-jose-airport-grapples-with-fewer-passengers/|title=San Jose airport grapples with fewer passengers|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=June 11, 2021}}</ref> Alaska Airlines added flights to [[Palm Springs]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/press/New%20Service_Alaska_0.pdf|title=Alaska Airlines Announces New Service from Mineta San José International Airport to Washington, Oregon and Montana}}</ref> Volaris also began a new route to [[Mexico City]] in November 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.flysanjose.com/sites/default/files/press/2020-08-17_MEX_Volaris-FINAL.pdf|title=Volaris Announces New Nonstop Service to Mexico City from Mineta San José International Airport}}</ref> By June 2022, travel had recovered sufficiently that [[British Airways]] resumed its London–Heathrow service,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/06/14/san-jose-london-direct-flight-resume-british-airways-economy-covid/|title=London-San Jose direct flights soar with British Airways relaunch|access-date=June 15, 2022|date=June 14, 2022}}</ref> and [[Japan Airlines]]–owned [[Zipair Tokyo]] announced new Tokyo–Narita service to begin that December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/06/15/low-cost-japan-based-airline-will-launch-tokyo-san-jose-flights/|title=Low-cost Japan-based airline will launch Tokyo-San Jose flights|date=June 15, 2022|access-date=June 15, 2022}}</ref> However, British Airways also announced that it would suspend flights to San Jose starting in October 2023;<ref>{{cite web | url=https://centreforaviation.com/news/british-airways-to-suspend-london-heathrow-san-jose-service-in-oct-2023-1193935 | title=News for Airlines, Airports and the Aviation Industry &#124; CAPA }}</ref> the airport ended the year with just over 12 million passengers, a number that failed to surpass 2017 levels. In 2024, JetBlue cancelled the airport's last remaining route to the New York City area and later announced it would be closing SJC as a station entirely.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/19/jetblue-to-cut-some-routes-after-judge-bars-spirit-purchase.html|title=JetBlue to cut some routes as it pushes for profitability|website=[[CNBC]] |date=January 19, 2024|access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/12/05/jetblue-cuts-more-routes-drops-some-european-summer-services/|title=JetBlue cuts San Jose and other US routes, drops some European summer services|date=December 5, 2024 |access-date=December 5, 2024}}</ref> [[American Eagle (airline brand)|American]] also ended its regional flights to Los Angeles on April 3, 2024.{{cn|date=June 2024}}