Starting with 29 April 2016, Lufthansa will open the route Frankfurt - San Jose, Silicon Valley, California. Will operate 5 weekly flights with aircraft of the type Airbus A340-300 (3 classes: Business Class, Premium Economy and Economy). The plane ticket to Economy will start from 977 dollars. On this route, Lufthansa will have no competition.
Flights Frankfurt - San Jose - Frankfurt will be operated according to the following schedule:
LH488 Frankfurt (FRA) 10: 40 - 13: 40 Norman Y. Mineta San José (SJC) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
LH489 Norman Y. Mineta San José (SJC) 15: 20 - 11: 35 + 1 Frankfurt (FRA) Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
The flights will have an average duration of 12 hours and will cover a distance of 9,132 kilometers. The time difference between Germany and California is 9 hours.
San Jose Airport is in the process of development and expansion. More and more airlines have announced their intention to fly to and from San Jose. Including British Airways will operate flights on the route London - San Jose with Boeing 787 aircraft, from May 4, 2016.