RDU is preparing for an uptick in passenger traffic after serving more than 950,000 passengers in February during a typically slow travel period. “With spring break just around the corner, RDU is proud to offer more nonstop flights than ever before to destinations outside the U.S. and closer to home,” said Michael Landguth, president andRead More
Avelo Airlines will launch nonstop flights from RDU to Nassau, Bahamas, in June. With the addition of this new destination, RDU now offers nonstop flights to 15 international cities. Avelo will also add two new domestic destinations when it begins nonstop service to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Wilmington, Delaware, in the Philadelphia region in May. Read More
Running a major international airport is complex business. And planning the annual budget for an airport? It’s not as simple as balancing your checkbook. It takes a lot of funding to run Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority is responsible for RDU’s annual operating and capital budgets. The Authority follows a multi-step annual processRead More
More than one million passengers flew through RDU in January, an increase of more than seven percent over January 2024 but 22 percent lower than December. The typical post-holiday dip in air travel isn’t expected to last long as RDU prepares to welcome another new international destination this weekend. “RDU continues to add international andRead More
The inaugural flight from Montego Bay, Jamaica, to RDU on Avelo Airlines landed Wednesday, the first of two nonstop international destinations Avelo is launching this month. The airline will also begin service to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, on Feb. 22. With the addition of Montego Bay and Punta Cana to RDU’s route map, the airportRead More
