Tomorrow, the Thanksgiving holiday travel period kicks off at RDU. It is the busiest travel period of the year as hundreds of thousands of passengers travel over a short 10 day period. My favorite day of the year is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
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RDU Kicks Off the Season of Thanks with New Customer Loyalty Program
RDU Airport, NC – The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority today kicked off the Thanksgiving holiday travel period with the announcement of a new customer loyalty program, its plans for assisting passengers during the busiest travel period of the year and a holiday donation of nearly 2,500 cans of food to local food banks. “During this seasonRead More
Air Service 101: How New Flights Become Reality
This is part two of a two-part series on air service. Read part one. We’re all familiar with the expression, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Well, in today’s economy, when it comes to air service, it takes an entire region to gain and retain air service. That’s because the aviation industry isRead More
Many Kinds of Air Service
One of my favorite days to work at Raleigh-Durham International Airport is when we announce new service between our airport and a new destination. My other favorite day is when I get to watch passengers board a new flight for the first time. It’s exciting to be a part of connecting our region to theRead More
On The Edge of the Storm: RDU and Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy may be churning a couple of hundred miles east of Raleigh-Durham International Airport, but fortunately, the worst weather we’ve experienced has been a few gusts of wind and spotty rain. However, that doesn’t mean we’re not feeling the impacts of Sandy today as she heads to the Northeast.