▁fl ights ▁and ▁became ▁New ▁H aven ' s ▁h omet own ▁air line , ▁New A ir . ▁The ▁air line ▁operated ▁fl ights ▁to ▁New ▁York ' s ▁J F K ▁and ▁La Gu ard ia ▁Air ports , ▁Philadelphia , ▁Baltimore / W ashington ▁International , ▁and ▁Washington ▁National ▁Air ports , ▁with ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Canada ▁D HC - 6 ▁T win ▁Ot ter , ▁Em bra er ▁E MB - 1 1 0 ▁B ande ir ante ▁and ▁Short ▁ 3 6 0 ▁comm uter ▁tur b op rop ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁Comp eting ▁was ▁Pil gr im ▁Airlines ▁based ▁at ▁Gro ton – New ▁London , ▁to ▁New ▁York – J F K ▁and ▁La Gu ard ia , ▁Boston , ▁Washington ▁( D CA ) ▁on ▁de ▁Hav ill and ▁Canada ▁T win ▁Ot ters ▁and ▁F ok ker ▁F 2 7 ▁tur b props . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁the ▁two ▁air lines ▁merged ▁and ▁were ▁then ▁purchased ▁by ▁Hart ford - based ▁Business ▁Express ▁Airlines , ▁which ▁initially ▁fle w ▁only ▁from ▁Bra in ard ▁Airport ▁to ▁Boston ▁and ▁Philadelphia . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Hy ann is - based ▁Prov inc et own - B oston ▁Airlines ▁( P BA ), ▁a ▁comm uter ▁air line ▁for ▁Pe op l Express ▁Airlines ▁( which ▁was ▁subsequently ▁merged ▁into ▁Cont inental ▁Airlines ), ▁began ▁fl ights ▁to ▁New ▁H aven . ▁P BA ▁operating ▁as