Two popular international routes return to RDU this week, with American Airlines resuming service to London and Air Canada resuming service to Montreal. The nonstop flights were paused in 2020 but came back this month amid increasing demand for international travel. The Montreal flight, which connects travelers with the French flavor of Quebec, returned onRead More
TSA Adds New Checkpoint Technology: RDU expects nearly 139,000 passengers to fly through the airport over Memorial Day weekend, compared to 103,000 over the same weekend in 2021. The busiest days will be Friday and Monday, with an estimated 37,750 people traveling on each of those days. “Passengers are returning to air travel in numbersRead More
How to Listen and Subscribe: Listen here or find The Fly Angle on your favorite podcast app. In This Episode: With Icelandair’s new nonstop service to the Land of Fire and Ice, RDU added back its first transatlantic flight in more than two years. Co-hosts Mary Griffith and Jake Potter go behind-the-scenes with Icelandair CEORead More
Airport Welcomes Two New Airlines: A total of 1,003,348 passengers flew through Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in April – a 65% increase over April of 2021 and the highest monthly count since the start of the pandemic. For the calendar year to date, RDU has served 3.3 million passengers, an increase of 92% compared toRead More
First New International Destination since 2019: Icelandair launched its first flight from RDU on Thursday, providing nonstop transatlantic service to Reykjavik, a tourist destination that also serves as a midway point between North America and Europe. The inaugural flight marks the first new international route added since 2019 and RDU’s first transatlantic flight since MarchRead More
