Opportunities for Nutmeggers to escape the dropping temperatures are becoming more frequent – and more direct.
The Connecticut Airport Authority has just debuted daily nonstop United Airlines service between Bradley International Airport and Houston-George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
Bradley’s inaugural departure to Houston took off Monday at 7:20 a.m. Service from Houston to Bradley began at 3:40 p.m. Sunday.
The Houston flights are operated by Mesa Airlines using Embraer 175 aircraft with 76 seats – 12 in first class and 64 in economy, including 16 economy seats with extra legroom, according to the CAA.
New routes and a better economy have allowed for the addition of direct flights, said CAA Executive Director Kevin Dillon.
The number of passengers traveling through Bradley between January and August increased more than 11 percent than during the same time frame in 2013, the CAA said.
