San Jose airport passenger activity soars, full COVID recovery is elusive

SAN JOSE — San Jose International Airport soared to strong gains in passenger flight activity during January — but the aviation hub remains stuck well below the peaks in passenger volume it achieved prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.

An estimated 866,267 air passengers traveled through SJC during January, which was a big jump of 55.3% over the 557,678 passengers the airport handled in January 2022, new statistics posted by the airport show.

“The year is off to a great start,” said Keonnis Taylor, a spokesperson for San Jose International. “Such a rise in passenger traffic is emblematic of the public’s return to air travel.”

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