New August Passenger Traffic Record at RDU 

Airport Opens Two New Restaurants in Terminal 2 The final month of the summer travel season brought more than 1.4 million travelers through Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), a new record for the month of August.   “RDU thanks the more than four million passengers who chose to make us part of their travel plans this summer,”Read More

RDU Expects Busiest Memorial Day Weekend on Record

Travelers are Encouraged to Arrive at the Airport Early RDU expects a surge in passenger traffic over Memorial Day weekend with TSA projections indicating eight percent more people will travel through the airport compared to the same holiday weekend last year. Approximately 300,000 travelers are expected to fly through the airport from Thursday, May 23Read More

Air France to Become RDU’s 15th Airline

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

2022: Beyond the Recovery

RDU rang in 2022 with sustained increases in passenger traffic, signaling the New Year would replace a slow but steady recovery with rapid growth and expansion. RDU continued to add new domestic and international destinations and four new airlines came on board. Construction could be seen across campus as projects that had been on holdRead More

Business, Education Leaders Launch “Make Your Connection” Campaign

Prominent Companies and Personalities Encourage Air Travel The Triangle Takeoff Coalition, an alliance of high-profile companies and universities in the Research Triangle region, launched a campaign Tuesday to support the growing return to air travel. “Make Your Connection” builds on the success of the award-winning 2021 “Carry On” campaign by encouraging residents and businesses toRead More