https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/02/18/san-jose-airport-passenger-traffic-rise-recovery-elusive-economy-covid/ > SAN JOSE — Passenger traffic skyrocketed at San Jose International Airport during 2021, a welcome counterpoint to the dreadful activity during 2020, but the travel hub remains far below its pre-coronavirus activity levels. > In fact, despite a huge rebound in passenger travel last year compared to the year before, the 2021 total was the second-worst on record for San Jose airport, according to statistics that stretch back to 1998. Only 2020, the first year of the coronavirus outbreak, was worse.