Every year, airports and airlines eagerly await passenger data from the Thanksgiving holiday travel period. With airline passenger numbers trending 70% below the same period a year ago due to the COVID-19 pandemic, airlines were hopeful that pent-up demand and increased travel flexibility would incentivize Americans to fly over the Thanksgiving holiday, leading several airlinesRead More
Author: Stephanie Hawco
Modest Uptick in Travel Expected Over the Holidays
New Survey Shows Passengers Are Gaining Confidence in Air Travel RDU anticipates fewer passengers will travel this Thanksgiving holiday compared to years past. About 83,500 passengers are expected to depart from RDU, for a total of 167,000 passengers flying through the airport from Nov. 20 – 30. This is in stark contrast to the single-dayRead More
Passenger Traffic Continues to Lag Well Behind 2019
Airport Authority Board Shares Concerns About Development in High-Noise Areas Raleigh-Durham International Airport saw an 18% increase in traffic in October compared to September and an 11% increase in flights being sold out of RDU. The total number of passengers who flew through RDU in October was just over 366,000, an 18% increase over SeptemberRead More
RDU and SAS Collaborate to Forecast Passenger Traffic
New, More Accurate Models Developed to Predict Pandemic’s Impact on Air Travel: A collaboration between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and SAS has led to the development of significantly improved passenger forecast models. Airport leaders are seeking alternative solutions because industry forecasts have become increasingly unreliable due to the unprecedented impact of the global health pandemic onRead More
RDU Explains to Morrisville Town Council Why It Opposes Residential Housing in High Noise Areas
The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority board members and staff met with members of the Morrisville Town Council Tuesday to discuss a proposed change to the town’s 2009 Land Use Plan. The Board appreciates the opportunity to have an open dialogue with council members on an issue that impacts RDU and the Town. Morrisville has been aRead More