Sunday Saw Highest Volume of Passengers in RDU History RDU set a single-day record for passenger traffic on Sunday, December 1, with an all-time high of approximately 54,800 passengers traveling through the airport. The Sunday after Thanksgiving edged out May 13 – the day after Mother’s Day and college graduations – as the single busiestRead More
Year: 2019
New Flavors Pop Up at RDU
Holiday travelers can indulge in local, hand-made coffee and ice cream this season when RDU partners with two new pop-up stores. Durham’s Jetplane Coffee and Raleigh’s Two Roosters Ice Cream will add to the North Carolina flavor at RDU when they set up temporary shops in Terminal 2. The appropriately-named Jetplane Coffee, born and brewed inRead More
Thanksgiving Traffic Expected to Set Passenger Record at RDU
Don’t be a Turkey: Arrive Early, Pack Smart The bustling holiday travel season is underway at RDU and more than 290,000 passengers are expected to fly through the airport this week, an approximate three percent increase over the same week last year. Sunday, Dec. 1 could be the busiest day in the airport’s history, withRead More
Love at First Flight
It’s not often a love connection is made thousands of feet above land. However, love took off on a Frontier flight from Orlando to RDU. Please join RDU in congratulating Mr. and Mrs. Ramirez on their recent nuptials. Jamie and Nestor’s meet-cute is one for the books, and we at RDU are humbled to playRead More
October Passenger Volume Increases by Double-Digits
RDU Launches Free, Faster Wi-Fi in Terminals RDU continues to experience double-digit growth in passenger volume. 634,000 passengers flew out of RDU last month compared to 574,000 in October 2018, an 11.3 percent year-over-year increase. “As more people fly through RDU, we are continuously looking for ways to improve customer experience,” said Michael Landguth, presidentRead More