Will Become RDU’s 17th Airline and 9th International Route Aeromexico will launch nonstop service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) to Mexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX) in July 2024, becoming RDU’s 17th airline and the first to serve Mexico’s capital city. “RDU continues to attract new airlines and international destinations because of the Triangle’sRead More
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Icelandair Will Expand to Daily, Year-Round Service in May
The Route Has Exceeded Expectations Since 2022 Launch Travelers can enjoy year-round, daily service from the Research Triangle region to Reykjavik when Icelandair adds more flights at RDU. On May 20, the airline will expand its nonstop schedule, which began in May 2022 as four-day-a-week seasonal service from May through October. “RDU travelers have embracedRead More
RDU Passenger Traffic up 30% over 2022
Airport Breaks Ground on New Runway to Keep Pace with Growth Passenger traffic remains strong at RDU, with 1,236,472 travelers flying through the airport in September. RDU continues to outpace previous years, with a 30 percent increase over September 2022 and a nearly nine percent increase over RDU’s record-breaking year in 2019. Travel was downRead More
RDU Breaks Ground on the Triangle’s Most Important Two Miles of Pavement
Airport to Replace its Primary Runway Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority leaders joined dignitaries and regional business leaders Wednesday in a ceremonial groundbreaking for a new primary runway at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). “As the signature project in the Airport Authority’s Vision 2040 master plan, the new runway will stretch more than two miles and connect theRead More
Single-Day Traffic Record Set During Labor Day Weekend
RDU Named Top 5 Large Airport in North America by J.D. Power: RDU set a single-day record for passenger traffic over Labor Day weekend. More than 56,100 travelers flew through the airport on Friday, Sept. 1, with TSA reporting it was busiest day on record at RDU. The airport served 226,678 passengers from Thursday, Aug.Read More