‘Tis the day before Thanksgiving at Raleigh-Durham International Airport “Travelers are arriving by the dozens,” we can easily report. Cars are finding parking in our garage is simply quite a breeze And, friends are dropping off loved ones at the curb with such ease.

Last week I talked about how Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times of the year at RDU. One of the biggest reasons, aside from the heartfelt greetings and busy concourses, is the music. I love the music.

It is hard for me to believe that I arrived at RDU just one year ago. I am in aviation, so I have to say this — time flies. I moved to the Research Triangle Region from Chattanooga about this time last year, and one of the first things I learned was that this regionRead More

Tomorrow, the Thanksgiving holiday travel period kicks off at RDU. It is the busiest travel period of the year as hundreds of thousands of passengers travel over a short 10 day period. My favorite day of the year is the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.

This is part two of a two-part series on air service. Read part one. We’re all familiar with the expression, “It takes a village to raise a child.” Well, in today’s economy, when it comes to air service, it takes an entire region to gain and retain air service.  That’s because the aviation industry isRead More