Bristol International Airport says it is close to attracting bids from two U.S. airlines to fly direct to New York. The company says it expects both American Airways and Continental to make offers to fly a daily service from Bristol.
Airport aviation development director Tony Hallwood said: "We are bang on target to deliver a scheduled daily service in the summer of 2005."
The news seems to mean the successful conclusion of Project USA, launched with the aim of launching a transatlatic flight from the airport within five years.
