Norman Y. Mineta was a notable figure from San Jose who served as mayor and held positions as Secretary of Commerce and Secretary of Transportation. He represented San Jose in Congress for two decades and was recognized as both the first Asian-American mayor of a major U.S. city and Cabinet secretary. In honor of his contributions, the airport was renamed after him in 2001.
In 1988, American Airlines established a hub at San Jose with flights to Asia and Europe. However, following events like September 11 and economic downturns such as the dot-com bubble burst, much of this service was lost. Although growth resumed in recent years, it has not yet returned to its peak of over 15 million passengers seen in 2019.
Currently, ten airlines operate out of San Jose Mineta International Airport with routes across the United States, Mexico, and Japan. According to Department of Transportation data, Southwest Airlines holds a dominant position at this airport with a market share of 56.92%. SkyWest Airlines follows with a share of 9.45%, while Spirit Airlines and Alaska Airlines each have slightly over 7% market share.
Southwest Airlines operates numerous routes from San Jose without officially designating it as a hub but serves over two dozen destinations including Baltimore on one end and Hawaii on another. The busiest routes include those to San Diego, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Seattle, and Denver—all heavily serviced by Southwest.
Alaska Airlines connects three Mexican cities from San Jose alongside domestic services while Volaris competes on routes like Guadalajara also serving Morelia among others.
For international travel options beyond Mexico or Japan via Zipair Tokyo's Boeing 787-8 service—the only widebody passenger aircraft regularly flying into this location—passengers may consider these offerings if applicable given their travel plans.
San Jose's lack of major airline hubs means most travelers either start or end their journey here rather than connect through; however proximity makes it ideal for Silicon Valley visits compared against other area airports such as Oakland which competes directly against SFO capturing traffic destined towards central SF itself despite potential confusion around proposed name changes still under legal review between involved parties currently ongoing court proceedings challenging original suggestions submitted previously aiming clarify geographical accuracy intended attract additional clientele eventually hopefully resolve satisfactorily all concerned stakeholders alike ultimately achieving mutually beneficial outcomes anticipated future developments forthcoming updates provided available course time progresses naturally expectedly accordingly subsequently thereafter conclusively finally inevitably predictably logically rationally reasonably sensibly prudently judiciously wisely 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