Bradley International Airport will add to its convenience Sunday when Southwest Airlines begins offering daily nonstop flights to Atlanta.
“…we are building on the strengths of Bradley International to make it more competitive and attractive to large airlines and capable of taking on more daily nonstop service to major destinations like Atlanta,” said Governor Dannel P. Malloy.
The addition also signifies Southwest’s confidence in Bradley, Malloy said. The airline is Bradley’ most popular, with 27 percent of the market share, according to a press release from the airport.
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In the past year, Bradley announced new nonstop flights to Fort Myers and Tampa, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Offerings aboard Southwest currently include 20 different daily nonstops to 8 different Southwest destinations (i.e. Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Orlando, and Tampa) from BDL.
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