Connecticut travelers will no longer need to travel out of state to catch a direct flight to Jamaica.
Spirit Airlines plans to begin four-times-a-week nonstop flights from Bradley International Airport to Montego Bay beginning Dec. 15.
The state has more than 56,000 residents with Jamaican ancestry, Gov. Ned Lamont’s office noted in a release announcing the new service: “Connecticut is home to one of the largest Jamaican communities in the world, boasting the fifth largest population of residents with Jamaican ancestry among all U.S. states.”