For months, my friend has been asking me when RDU is going to get the Transportation Security Administration’s Pre-check program at RDU. He’s a road warrior for a Fortune 500 company and logs thousands of miles each year in the air. He travels to Dallas and Los Angeles frequently and enjoys the benefits of theRead More

When our Terminal 1 Modernization Project is complete in early 2014, four exciting new restaurants will join one of everyone’s long-standing favorites. And yes, that favorite is indeed Starbucks. Local, fresh, healthy and family-friendly are words that describe our four new restaurants. And, each features both children’s and breakfast menus.  Without further ado, the newRead More

As you probably have heard by now, last week American Airlines and U.S. Airways announced a merger, making them the largest commercial air carrier in the world. Since then, I’ve seen many questions and comments popping up on our social media channels about the impact of the merger here at RDU.

A year ago, RDU didn’t have a single daily non-stop flight between our region and California. Today, we have a very successful daily non-stop flight to San Francisco and two daily Los Angeles flights that will begin this Spring. We’ve become quite connected to the Golden State over the past year, and it’s a connectionRead More

Last week, I shared a bit about the taxes and fees included in your domestic airline ticket. In that post, I mentioned that the base fare is the largest cost of your ticket price and includes everything to get you from Point A to Point B.  Today, let’s take a look at what the baseRead More