San Diego Airport Adding Record Nonstop Flights For Peak Travel Season

SAN DIEGO, CA — Travelers flying out of San Diego International Airport will have a record number of nonstop routes this spring and summer, airport officials said.

From April through August, the airport will offer 87 nonstop destinations — the highest number in its history — as airlines add new routes, restore seasonal service and increase international flights, according to the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority.

"Nonstop flights offered this spring and summer are up by more than 10% over last year," said Atif Saeed, president and CEO of San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, which owns and operates the airport.

Airport officials said 17 passenger airlines currently operate out of San Diego. The carriers are adding seven new nonstop routes, resuming nine domestic routes, and expanding seven international routes.

New nonstop flights from Alaska Airlines and Southwest Airlines include:

• April 7 – Santa Rosa (Southwest Airlines)
• April 22 – Oakland, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Raleigh-Durham (Alaska Airlines)
• April 22 – Santa Barbara (Alaska Airlines)
• June 4 – Boston (Southwest Airlines)
• August 4 – Santa Barbara (Southwest Airlines)

Returning domestic season routes include:

• May 6 – Jacksonville and Norfolk (Breeze Airways)
• May 7 – Cincinnati and Raleigh-Durham (Breeze Airways)
• May 8 – Pittsburgh (Breeze Airways)
• May 16 – Anchorage (Alaska Airlines)
• June 4 – Pittsburgh (Southwest Airlines)
• June 11 – Kalispell/Glacier (Alaska Airlines)
• June 13 – Missoula (Alaska Airlines)

Expanded international flights include:

• Feb 21 – Amsterdam, Netherlands (KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) – resuming three times per week
• April 25 – Munich, Germany (Lufthansa) – increasing to daily
• May 1 – London-Heathrow, England (British Airways) – increasing to twice daily
• May 1 – Calgary, Canada (WestJet) – daily, increasing to nine weekly flights in July
• May 2 – Montreal, Canada (Air Canada) – resuming daily
• May 2 – Vancouver, Canada (Air Canada) – increasing to three times daily
• July 1 – Panama City, Panama (Copa Airlines) – increasing to five times per week