Spirit Airlines announced today it will begin nonstop service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to seven cities. The seven nonstop flights will operate daily year-round service between RDU and Baltimore (BWI), Boston (BOS), Chicago (ORD), Detroit (DTW), Orlando, (MCO), Fort Lauderdale (FLL) and New Orleans (MSY) with either the 145-seat Airbus A319 or 182-seat Airbus A320Read More
Author: Jake Potter
Bon Appétit! More Dietary Choices in 2019 at RDU
If you’re sticking to a New Year’s resolution to eat better, keeping kosher or simply want to maintain your diet, we’ve got you covered on travel day. The dining options at Raleigh-Durham International Airport now feature diet-conscious choices for travelers adhering to vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, certified organic and kosher diets. Restaurants and shops in bothRead More
Via Airlines Reveals New Nonstop Route Between RDU and Birmingham, Ala. as Part of Largest Expansion Yet
Today Via Airlines announced nonstop service from Raleigh-Durham, N.C. to Birmingham, Ala., making Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) a key part of their ongoing expansion efforts throughout the southeastern U.S. The first flight on this new nonstop route between Raleigh-Durham, N.C. and Birmingham, Ala., takes off April 11, 2019. The new nonstop flight in and outRead More
Frontier Airlines Connects RDU With Eight New Nonstop Cities
Frontier Airlines will launch service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to eight new cities beginning in April and May. The additional Frontier service includes three new nonstop cities to RDU’s route map: Albany (ALB), Islip (ISP), and Jacksonville (JAX), bringing the airport’s total of non-stop flights to 67. “For the past twelve months, RDU has announcedRead More
RDUAA Chairman Ali Leads Final Board Meeting
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