Literally hunders of thousands of travelers were surveyed, all readers of Conde Nast Traveler, and asked to rate the nation's best airports. Bradley International, in Windsor Locks, Connecticut seving Hartford and beyond, ranked near the very top of the list. Conde Nast says that readers gave high ratings for the following:

a variety of excellent food and beverage choices, retail therapy, fast (and free) Wi-Fi, fitness options, ease of connection, and more.

The publication revealed that Bradley is now New England's second busiest airport behind Boston's Logan International Airport. The highly regarded travel magazine added this about Bradley:

thanks to a wide spate of flight choices, including Aer Lingus’s flights to Ireland, and Spirit’s services to FloridaCustomers praise the airport's convenient on-site parking, plentiful charging stations and free Wi-Fi, decent restaurant options, and an overall relaxed atmosphere, making this mid-sized facility an attractive alternative to flying out of New York’s and Boston’s monster hubs.

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