With travel holiday well underway, passenger traffic continues to trend in a positive direction at RDU. During the month of November, 575,067 passengers departed RDU, an 11.2% increase compared to November 2017. Thanksgiving travel saw a single-day record for RDU, with about 25,000 passengers departing the Sunday following the holiday. Passenger traffic for the 2018Read More
Year: 2018
From Samples to Sounds, Start Your Journey with Joy This Holiday Season
We decked the halls of our terminals last week with our “Taste of RDU” event, offering travelers samples and discounts of our shops’ most popular gift items for the holidays. From Dec. 12-14, Terminals 1 and 2 were filled with festive tasting tables complete with samples of seasonal favorites from the Shops of RDU, makingRead More
This Week: Joy Takes Flight with Discounts on Holiday Shopping and Seasonal Samples
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And, Joy Takes Flight across RDU throughout the month of December. Celebrate the season with us as you head home for the holidays or take-off on new adventures! Looking to enhance your holiday travel experience? Pro Tip: Do a little holiday shopping as you wait for yourRead More
Thanksgiving Travel Tips for a Record-Breaking Year
It’s been a record breaking year for RDU and Thanksgiving is no exception. With new nonstop flights and larger planes, nearly 250,000 people are expected through RDU Thanksgiving week, with peak passenger numbers projected for Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. If you or a loved one are traveling through RDU this season, check out the travel tipsRead More
Growth Continues with New Flights and Construction Projects at RDU
As the fourth quarter of 2018 begins, the number of people boarding planes is up 10.3 percent over 2017. During the month of September, 461,017 passengers departed RDU, a decrease of 0.5 percent when compared to September 2017. This slight decrease is attributed to travel impacts related to Hurricane Florence, which affected an estimated 47,859Read More