Airport Could Top Previous Passenger Traffic Record by Nearly 10% RDU expects more than 143,000 people to travel through the TSA security checkpoints from Wed., Nov. 22 to Mon., Nov. 27, bringing a total of 286,000 people through the airport for the Thanksgiving holiday. Projections show passenger traffic could top the record set in 2019Read More
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October Passenger Traffic Climbs Nearly 20% Over 2022
RDU Adds Three New Airlines and International Destinations RDU continues to observe robust passenger traffic growth, with 1,366,603 travelers flying through the airport in October. RDU’s October traffic reflects a 19.5 percent increase over October 2022 and a 7.1 percent increase over October 2019, the airport’s record-breaking year. Passenger traffic rose 10.5 percent from SeptemberRead More
Aeromexico to Launch RDU to Mexico City Service in Summer 2024
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
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