This month, a dedicated United Airlines pilot connected with RDU staff to provide an exciting experience to a local student. Pilot Brad Rhodes, a local community member, offered to auction an ‘Insider’s’ view of commercial aviation to raise money for his child’s school, which happens to be under the flight path of planes departing andRead More
Customers are Encouraged to Book Parking in Advance Online Work to improve levels two through six of RDU’s parking garage will resume in early January after pausing for the busy holiday travel season. The number of available spaces in the parking garage will be reduced by an average of 1,150 a week starting Jan. 3Read More
Local Brewers, International Flavors Opening This Month RDU Airport, N.C. – Travelers will be able to enjoy locally-brewed beer, fresh made-to-order sandwiches, Asian cuisine and other international options at RDU starting this month, as six new concepts are set to launch in Terminal 2 beginning Saturday, Jan. 4. “Travelers will have more dining options atRead More
RECORD-SETTING GROWTH RDU’s passenger count grew by more than 10 percent in 2019. Seven months experienced double-digit year-over-year growth. July was the busiest month in airport history, with more than 679,000 travelers boarding flights throughout the month. Dec. 1 set a single-day record with approximately 54,800 passengers. NEW FLIGHTS, NEW DESTINATIONS RDU added 23 newRead More
2019 on Track to be RDU’s Busiest Year Ever The holiday travel season is in full swing at RDU, with more than one million passengers expected to fly through the airport in December. Passenger volume for the month is predicted to reach 1.2 million travelers, up seven percent over December 2018. Last year, 12.8 millionRead More
