Two months after they were stopped due to rising fuel prices, Northwest Airlines said today it is resuming nonstop flights from Bradley International Airport to Amsterdam five days a week, beginning in June 2009.
Gov. M. Jodi Rell, along with officials from Bradley, the state Department of Transportation and Northwest, made the announcement to about 300 business people at this morning’s Metro Hartford Alliance breakfast meeting at the Hartford Marriott Downtown Hotel.
Northwest, now owned by Delta Airlines, initially launched its European gateway flights in July 2007, but ended them Oct. 1 once oil prices skyrocketed above $140 a barrel.
“We refused to give up on this service and our efforts have been rewarded,” said state transportation Commissioner Joseph F. Marie.
Fuel prices have dropped steeply over the past few months, and Bradley is giving the airline incentives worth $500,000, including fee waivers and advertising funds.
Beginning June 2, 2009, Northwest will offer Amsterdam service to business- and leisure-class flyers weekdays and weekends — except Tuesdays and Fridays — aboard 160-passenger Boeing 757 aircraft.
Flight bookings through the airline and travel agencies begin Saturday, the carrier said. Ticket prices were not disclosed.
