WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. (AP) -- Bradley International Airport announced Wednesday it is restoring nonstop flights to Los Angeles after dropping them in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Song, the low-fare Delta Air Lines affiliate, will begin offering the daily flights to Los Angeles International Airport on Sept. 6, airport officials said.
''The service will be a great convenience, reducing travel time to Los Angeles as well as to points beyond the West Coast,'' state Transportation Commissioner Stephen E. Korta II said.
The nonstop Los Angeles flight, for which Song begins accepting reservations Wednesday, would take about 5½ hours. That trims at least 2½ hours off the time of the typical connecting flight to Los Angeles through Atlanta or Cincinnati.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell said the move is a good sign for the state economy.
''The launch of this coast-to-coast service is another sign that Connecticut is a growing market for business and an increasingly attractive destination for leisure travelers,'' she said.
