Count heads, then bags
Reserve an SUV ride from Hartford to Bradley Airport, or the sedan when three fit
Every ride between the 36 towns around Hartford, CT and Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks goes in one of two cars. Up to three people ride in the sedan; the SUV carries as many as six. You make the choice, and the form leans toward one size once you type the number of riders. Whether you mean to reserve an SUV ride from Hartford to Bradley Airport or you wonder if three of you fit the smaller car, the notes below cover riders, bags and child seats.
One Connecticut car company with its own livery permit quotes, drives and is paid for each ride; it pays the office in Hartford a set amount for every ride it accepts, and riders pay the office nothing.
One to three riders in a sedan
The sedan is the smaller size and takes up to three riders: one person flying out for a work week, a couple, or three friends on the same flight. The request asks how many bags you bring, and that number is what the car company plans the trunk around. If three riders each carry a large suitcase plus a carry-on, the car company may say in writing that the load calls for the SUV. When in doubt about a piece, count it.
- Each checked suitcase, whatever its size
- Each carry-on roller or duffel that goes in the trunk
- A garment bag or a boxed gift too big for a lap
- Skis, golf clubs or an instrument case: mention them when the car company writes or calls, and it answers in writing
Four, five or six riders together
The SUV takes up to six riders, so a family of four or more picks it because the sedan stops at three. Smaller households choose it too: two adults and a child leaving for a week with a big suitcase each may want the extra room behind the last row. You decide the size. The form suggests one from the rider count, and the car company says in writing if the bags call for the SUV.
Once the headcount is settled, the form is where it goes. You can request a Bradley Airport ride from Hartford online 24/7 from that page. Enter the number of riders, the car size you want and the number of bags, and the written fare that comes back will name the car the company plans to send for your group.
Child seats by type, and groups of seven
The request has three counts for child seats: rear-facing, forward-facing and booster. Type how many of each you need. Nothing about the child goes in the form: no name, no age, no weight. The car company answers in writing whether it brings the seats and whether it charges for them; a charge stands as its own line in its written fare. If a rider needs a vehicle with a ramp or lift, tell the car company when it writes or calls about your fare, and it answers in writing whether one is available for that date.
Seven riders or more means a call to the office at +1 (860) 293-7514, any day between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Eastern. A group that size goes in two cars, and each car carries its own fare from the car company.