Airport Welcomes New International Destination: Memorial Day, Mother’s Day and college graduations gave passenger traffic a boost in May and kicked off the busiest season of the year at RDU. More than 1.4 million travelers flew through the airport last month, outpacing April 2024 by 10.5 percent and setting a new record for monthly traffic.Read More
Author: Stephanie Hawco
RDU Celebrates First Lufthansa Flight
Lufthansa Flies Nonstop to Frankfurt, Germany Five Days a Week: Lufthansa launched nonstop service between RDU and Frankfurt on Thursday, giving Triangle-area travelers convenient access to Germany and beyond with streamlined connections to Europe, the Middle East, India, Africa and more. “The launch of service to Frankfurt was 10 years in the making, dating backRead More
RDU #1 in Passenger Growth in 2023
RDU was the fastest-growing Top 50 airport in the country in 2023. The airport grew at a rate of 22% over the previous year. The ranking is based on U.S. DOT data on how many passengers boarded flights at large airports during the calendar year. RDU also broke its previous record for passenger traffic inRead More
RDU Sets Single-Day Passenger Traffic Record
Parking Guidance System Improves Travel Experience: RDU set a single-day record on Mon., May 13 during Mother’s Day and graduation weekend, which is typically one of the busiest weekends of the year. Nearly 59,000 passengers passed through the terminals that day, an increase of 6.1% over the previous record set in October 2023. Sunday wasRead More
Spring Break Brings More Than 1.2 Million Travelers to RDU
“Reimagine” Campaign Highlights New Airport Dining, Technology and More: Passenger traffic at RDU got a significant boost in March, with spring break getaways bringing more than 1.2 million travelers through the airport – an increase of 24.7 percent above February of this year and a 6.9 percent increase above March 2023. “The boost in passengerRead More