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That list missed quite a few.... Also, it seems that many large airports are gaining more carriers now. Maybe once this expansion into our larger hubs is finished the effect will trickle into our countries medium airports....i.e. BDL! Seattle - Emirates Miami - Qatar Airways, Jetairfly Dallas - Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad Las Vegas - Edelweiss Air Houston - Turkish Airlines, Air China, Qatar Airways, Emirates There are more....these are just a few.

My opinion, in order of possibility: 1. London Heathrow (Most connections in Europe) 2. Paris Charles De Gaulle (Most Connections with Delta, which is our second used carrier) 3. Frankfurt (decent sized population steaming from this area, however don't see United offering this....especially when they dont currently offer service to one it largest hubs in our own country (SFO). 4.) Rome Fiumicino (large population of Italians could help support this, but as beerbeer stated above....somewhat out of the way from most European Hubs.

I totally agree with your statement about Jamaica. We do have a large population of Jamaicans,but also Irish, Puerto Ricans, Polish, German, Hungarian, French, and Italians.... With all that, we should be able to dig up at least one flight to Europe!

This is for everyone.... What do you think are the most realistic International destinations for BDL? and when do you foresee them becoming reality? my list: Nassau, Bahamas London, England Frankfurt, Germany Short list, but that sums it up.

I wonder what airlines we would be able to attract for the new potential routes that were spoke about in the article. My guess is the following. San Fran- United San Diego - Southwest Raleigh - Delta Columbus - Delta Phoenix -Southwest Had to sneak that last one in there....

to answer your question, those numbers are based on a statistical formula. I do not put much weight behind their numbers though. I remember a similar occurrence that said by 2014 we would have 8 million passengers per year. Um, that's in a year and we need at least an additional 1.5 million a year.... What article identified possible flights to the west coast?

So, I just finished reading the June 2012 Environmental Assessment, which had a lot of interesting information. 1. The projected Forecast of total Enplaning/Deplaning Passengers for 2023/2028 is 8,655,000/ 9,656,000. 2. Additionally, the Forecast of Annual and Average Daily Passenger Aircraft Operations is to reach 340 by 2023 and increase again to 372 daily operations by 2028. To give some perspective, the last time I checked and I could be off by a little; our current daily passenger operations was around 150ish. That's over 50 more planes landing and departing a day!! 3. "Terminal A currently has 23 gates. However, due to anticipated changes in aircraft wingspan over the forecast period, an effective reduction in the number of gates from 23 to 20 is anticipated to occur at Terminal A. Forecast demand by 2028 is for a total of 29 to 31 gates, revealing a deficiency of 9 to 11 gates by 2028. Using the anticipated levels of growth identified in the updated forecasts, the demand in Terminal B would be 3 to 4 gates by 2018, 6 to 8 gates by 2023, and 9 to 11 gates by 2028, with a total potential development of 19 gates. The corresponding terminal area to meet the gate and activity requirements is 506,100 GSF. (Hirsch Associates, 2010)"

A few quick questions for anyone who has the answer.... What is the sq. footage of the proposed new terminal building? What is the current passenger capacity of Bradley and what would it be if the proposed terminal is built? Also, who would occupy the new terminal building when built?

Found it.... http://www.northland.com/development/drawingboard_pop.php?id=2 Don't suppose this is still "on the drawing board"?

Does anyone have a link to the rendering of the 40+ story tower that was going to be where the YMCA is in Hartford?

Beerbeer, I can concur that many of the top 30 airports of our country are either low or flat, however, do you think this has anything to do with the change of the Airline industry as a whole? Think about the 90's and even the early 2000's....many Hub airports were closed due to Airlines converging and most likely prices of doing business. The airline industry like many others had to figure out ways to cut costs, and though we've started to see a turn around with that many airlines have elected to stick with their new ways of running their company. I've noticed the occasional airline trying out a route to see if it flops or not, but many airlines are sticking to either the main money maker routes in the states (NY-LA, ORD-SFO ex.)or international travel. In my opinion, the number of international travelers from Bradley isn't large enough to sustain a year-round non-stop to anywhere at this point. Look at the numbers for Amsterdam, which has one of the largest networks in Europe. If anything I would say that we could have seasonal service during the summer to somewhere like London or Rome. I mention Rome because Connecticut has one of the largest Italian-American populations in the country. I will definitely agree that Bradley should be putting more emphasis on their UPS sorting hub operations. I think that would do wonders for the area. Maybe we could get some cargo flights to Europe! BDL-CGN sounds nice! Voice of Reason, I can not agree with you more about the busway. Every time I think about it I cringe. Nice effort, but no thank you. It would be great if this invention called a tram or train weren't invented, but they are. I feel like the board who decided this was a good idea realized Connecticut needed more mass transit, but opted out for the Dollar Store version of what they should have done. As for direct service to China or the Middle East, no offense, but don't hold your breath. Boston, who averages 25 million passengers a year just got direct service to Tokyo this past April and only because of the 787 being put online. I won't lie though, after watching Emirates fly to almost EVERYWHERE with a runway in Europe, I'd be first in line to watch a 777-300ER land at Bradley for regular service to Dubai.

Where do I begin….? I think the first thing to mention is that though I think the rendering of the new terminal makes my stomach tingle with excitement….I don’t think Bradley is anywhere near needing any additional Terminal space. Our yearly passenger’s statistics have been dropping off and on for the past 10 years. For the amount of passengers we get now the number of gates we have should be able to sustain us for the next 15 years….MINIMUM! Don’t get me wrong, I am all for expanding our facilities at Bradley, but only if TRUE demands require it. I personally would love for me to wake up tomorrow and have Bradley be an airport racking up 10 million passengers a year. Hell, I’ve personally drawn out 3 different renderings for my fantasy version of Bradley and all of them had a minimum of 100 terminal gates, but realistically none of that will happen for a very very very long time….if ever. I would love for more routes to open up. I have a personal wish list of San Diego, San Fran, Seattle, Houston, New Orleans, St. Louis, and additional slots at Vegas, Miami, and Denver. Not to mention International service to London, Frankfurt, Dublin, Kingston, Nassau, St. Thomas, and Bermuda. However, after I’ve had my sugar high I remember that most of that is just wishful thinking for now and hope our new formed Airport Authority has some sparks in the works. The second thing is that I think our new airport authority should help the Hartford and Springfield corridor to get corporations to the area. The reason being is that there are only three ways Bradley will have enough of an increase in traffic for a new terminal B to be suitable at this point in time. 1) Have huge corporations set up shop in the area. I’m talking we need 2 or 3 Fortune 500 companies to build huge work forces in the area. 2) Make the area a tourist destination. Make a huge Disney-like park and call it Colonial World….idk. 3) After looking at how many other airports work….why not have Hartford be the first to sign up for those European low cost airlines to set up a Hub in the states. Imagine having a Ryanair or easyjet American hub. Can you say EPIC! Moreover, we need a bigger population, many more jobs in the area, and reasons for tourists to come here….and the rest will follow suit. I think that most of us have a biased view because we’re talking about something that we all have a personal relationship to….it’s our airport! We want to see it do great things and succeed past its current state, however, we’re not the ones that have to be convinced of its greatness. It’s the third party viewer, the guy that says Hartford is a “hole” or “not worth it”….that has a company willing to move to a new location…. That is the person we need to be talking to.