Airport Authority to Focus on Recovery and Growth Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority staff presented the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Budget and Business Plan to the Airport Authority Board on Thursday, with a focus on stabilization and recovery from the global health crisis. During the fiscal year beginning April 1, the Authority will concentrate on recovering passengerRead More
Spirit Airlines has announced it is canceling all flights and winding down operations. Spirit guests should not come to the airport. More info: spiritrestructuring.com
Author: Stephanie Hawco
RDU Passenger Traffic Down 70% from 2020
FAA Allows RDU to Proceed with Runway Replacement More than 300,000 passengers flew through RDU in January of 2021, a 70% decrease over January 2020. The average number of departures was 95, down from 205 in January of last year. Despite the downturn in air travel, RDU continues to attract new nonstop flights. Delta launchedRead More
Triangle Impact Challenge Winners Announced
Some of the Research Triangle’s most innovative minds were named winners of the Triangle Impact Challenge 2021: FlyRDU on Wednesday. During the challenge, Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) worked with Duke University, North Carolina Central University, N.C. State University, UNC-Chapel Hill and RTI International to improve the air travel experience by finding more ways to keepRead More
Former RDU Board Members and Acting Chair Oppose Residential Development in Noisiest Areas of Morrisville
Former members and chairs of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority (RDUAA) Board wrote to the Morrisville Town Council Tuesday to oppose an amendment to the town’s draft Land Use Plan. The change would authorize multi-family residential development within the Airport Overly District (AOD), an area where such development has been banned for decades due to concernsRead More
Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Welcome Sun Country Airlines
Sun Country will be RDU’s 11th Airline Sun Country Airlines announced today that it will launch nonstop service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) on Friday, May 14. Sun Country Airlines will be the eleventh commercial service airline operating at RDU. “Sun Country is an established airline known for providingRead More