Bradley Airport

NBC Connecticut Investigates has learned the company offering COVID-19 testing at Bradley Airport has been going through growing pains that have inconvenienced passengers.

Southwest will begin nonstop flights between Bradley International Airport and Nashville next year. The service to Nashville will start in March 2021 and there will be two flights per day. One will leave Bradley at 3 p.m. EST and arrives at 4:50 p.m. CST. The other will leave Nashville at 10:25 a.m. CST and arrives at 2:05 p.m. EST “Southwest…

One year ago Friday families’ lives were changed forever after a WWII era bomber crashed at Bradley International Airport. Seven people were killed. Others were severely injured and are still suffering to this day. The National Transportation Safety Board told NBC Connecticut that they’re on schedule to publish their final investigation report before the end of the calendar year....

Seven people were killed and others seriously injured when a vintage B17 plane crashed a Bradley International Airport one year ago.

Friday marks one year since the deadly crash of a vintage B-17 plane at Bradley Airport.

Bradley International Airport has launched a COVID-19 testing site at the airport for passengers, officials announced on Wednesday. “This is one of very few testing sites in the country that are located at an airport terminal,” Kevin Dillon, executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority said. The state has partnered with Connecticut-based Genesys Diagnostics to operate the testing site. Testing…

Those who’ve been to Bradley Airport over the last several months have most likely noticed a significant decrease in congestion. Airport authorities said in April Bradley’s traffic was down 97% from that point a year before. Passengers are slowly returning to the airport but there’s still a striking difference. “Totally different, empty. I mean it’s very sparsely populated,” said...

Businesses around Bradley Airport that depend on the support of passengers are feeling the pinch amid the coronavirus pandemic.

BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS LOOKING INTO THE POTENTIAL OF OFFERING COVID TESTING FOR PASSENGERS.

Passenger traffic remains way down at Bradley Airport as rental car companies ask for a reduction in payments to the airport, NBC Investigates finds.

Southwest Airlines is adjusting its flight schedules for the fall and will be temporarily suspending non-stop flights between Bradley Airport and some destinations, including Orlando, the airline told NBC Connecticut. The airline said the non-stop flights to Orlando would be suspended until sometime in October, though travelers could get there by transferring through its hubs, like Baltimore’s BWI. Flights...

A C130 aircraft that reported a problem while heading to Bradley International Airport has landed safely, according to the Connecticut Airport Authority. They said the aircraft landed safely around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and referred NBC Connecticut to the Connecticut National Guard for additional information. We have reached out to the National Guard. Check back for updates.

These are turbulent economic times for Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. Passenger numbers plummeted when the pandemic hit, and it has been a rough ride ever since. As the coronavirus crisis was taking off, business at Bradley Airport was doing the opposite. “One day we screened about 200 people at the airport where typically you’d be talking numbers upwards…

The coronavirus pandemic has cut incoming flights to Windsor Locks in about half as Bradley Airport tries to look ahead through these challenging economic times.

While the coronavirus pandemic has slowed travel significantly, it hasn’t stopped work to improve Bradley International Airport. The airport recently unveiled new restrooms. Each bathroom stall now has a light over it that turns red when someone is inside, eliminating any guessing about whether it is in use. Almost all of the restroom is touchless – including toilet and urinals,…

Family members of a man killed in last October’s fatal crash of a B-17 bomber at Bradley Airport has filed a lawsuit on his behalf.

Travelers returning or visiting Connecticut are required to fill out a travel health form if they have traveled to one of the 31 states a part of the state’s travel advisory.

Bradley International Airport is implementing changes as people slowly return to traveling during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new initiative, called “BDL Cares,” is an effort to make the airport safe for passengers who are flying in and out of Bradley. The program is part of an added initiative to measures the airport put into place at the beginning of the…

Bradley Airport has been open for business throughout this pandemic but the small numbers of passengers going through the airport are having an impact