New Nonstop Flights Head From SJC To Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C.

SAN JOSE - Travelers will soon be able to take a direct flight from Mineta San Jose International Airport to either Salt Lake City or the nation's capital via new routes announced Thursday.

Southwest Airlines will be offering flights from the South Bay airport to either Salt Lake International Airport in Salt Lake City or Washington, D.C., starting Nov. 6.

Flights will be offered daily to Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, which provides many connections to other East Coast cities, and twice a day to Salt Lake City International Airport.

"SJC has done an outstanding job of adding new routes from the heart of Silicon Valley," San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo said in a statement.

(Editor's note: In fact, San Jose's airport has been able to land several new nonstop flights recently, as reported on Patch.

British Airways began nonstop service from San Jose to London on May 4.

An Air Canada flight direct to Vancouver began May 9, and a Lufthansa direct flight to Frankfort is expected to launch July 1, according to the San Jose airport's website.

A check of the cheapest SouthWest fare to Salt Lake City for a one week ski jaunt leaving on Wednesday, December 7, was priced at $138 on their website.)

Washington, D.C. was the second-most requested domestic destination based on a recent survey of Silicon Valley corporate employees, airport officials said.

The nation's capital and other nearby cities in the D.C. area have become destinations for people on high-tech and government business and tourism, according to airport officials.

Many people travel to Salt Lake City for business and education, along with visiting national parks and ski resorts, airport officials said.

The San Jose airport already offers trips to the Utah capital through Alaska Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

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