Travelers Encouraged to Book Parking in Advance, Arrive Early: RDU expects more than 150,000 passengers to fly through the airport over Labor Day weekend, compared to 128,000 passengers over the same weekend in 2021. That is a 17% year-over-year increase. The busiest day will be Friday, Sept. 2 with an estimated 32,700 travelers. “RDU airportRead More
Month: August 2022
Avelo Airlines Adds New Nonstop Destination at RDU
Avelo Airlines is expanding service from RDU with the addition of a nonstop route to Fort Myers, a leisure destination on the southwest Gulf Coast of Florida. Avelo will be the only airline offering flights from RDU to Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW) when service launches this fall. The two-hour flight will be offered onRead More
RDU Announces New Nonstop Flights to The Bahamas
Bahamasair Flight to Freeport becomes RDU’s 7th International Route Nonstop flights from RDU to the Commonwealth of The Bahamas will launch this fall when Bahamasair begins service to the tropical destination of Freeport, Grand Bahama with connections to Nassau. Bahamasair will become RDU’s 14th airline and Freeport will be its 7th international destination when service begins inRead More
RDU Fire-Rescue to Host Live Fire Training This Week
Raleigh-Durham International Airport will conduct required live fire training this week near the RDU’s maintenance facility, beginning Monday, Aug. 22. Local residents and airport guests and employees are advised that the simulator may produce visible flames and smoke. RDU Fire-Rescue will hold training on a former runway on the east side of the airfield. ThereRead More
RDU Passenger Traffic Sets Record for Fourth Month
Icelandair Expands Seasonal Service : The busy summer travel season continues to break records at RDU, with the airport hitting a pandemic-era high for the fourth month in a row. 1,106,030 passengers flew through RDU in July, an increase of 3% over June and 14% over July 2021. “RDU is having its busiest summer since 2020Read More