San Francisco has become one of the major international gateways in the United States, with well-established links for long-haul travel across the Atlantic. The airport opened in the 1920s as Mills Field Municipal Airport of San Francisco, and transatlantic services started later in the 1950s. Trans World Airlines (TWA) was the first airline to launch European flights, beginning service to London and Paris in 1957.

Lufthansa followed soon after and became the first European carrier to operate scheduled service from Europe to the West Coast city. From there, the market continued to expand. More airlines entered, new routes were added, and the airport’s European network has grown steadily over the decades. According to scheduled data from aviation analytics provider Cirium , San Fr

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