July 4th Traffic Exceeds 2019 by 6%: Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) is the fastest-growing airport in the country based on the year-over-year number of airline seats available to book. According to information provided by the airlines, there are 190,000 more seats available on RDU flights in July 2023 than there were in July 2022. That’sRead More

Paris Service Creates Convenient Connections to Europe and India Air France will become the 15th airline at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) when it launches direct flights to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in October.  The airline will connect the Research Triangle to the City of Light when it takes over Paris service as part ofRead More

RDU Posts Increase of 7% Over Airport’s Busiest Year: RDU’s busiest travel season kicked off with a bustling Memorial Day weekend. Passenger traffic was up 7% over 2019 levels and 23% above 2022 levels from Friday, May 26 through Monday, May 29.   “RDU was pleased to welcome even more guests over the holiday weekend thanRead More

More Than 255,000 Travelers Expected Over the Holiday Weekend:  RDU expects to welcome more than 255,000 travelers from Thursday through Tuesday of Memorial Day weekend – an increase of nearly 20% over last year.   “Memorial Day weekend kicks off our busiest travel season of the year as millions of passengers fly through RDU on summerRead More

Airport Reports Busiest Month of the Year in April: April was the busiest month of the year at RDU, with nearly 1.2 million passengers flying through the airport – a three percent increase over March and an 18 percent increase over April 2022.  “Spring break travel gave RDU another boost in passenger traffic in April,”Read More