Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) announced that it's adding four new airlines and 20 additional destinations. 

RDU anticipates welcoming nearly 494,000 passengers between Dec. 18 and Jan. 2 – more than the total for the entire month of December 2020. Thursday, Dec. 23 is projected to be the busiest day, with an estimated 37,600 travelers flying through the airport. “RDU expects to finish strong after a year of robust recovery,” said Michael […]

Delta flight 1425 to Baltimore was forced to make an emergency landing at RDU International Airport yesterday. Some passengers aboard the flight took to social media to express their frustration about how the incident was represented by the company. Terrifying video shows problems with a plane’s engine, it appears a piece of the plane flew […]

Imagine that you’re flying across country with your child and you find vomit in your child’s seat upon boarding your flight. You report the vomit to a member of the crew who allegedly tells you it’s not her job to clean the vomit. After a back and forth over the situation, you’re arrested and your […]

A local restaurant in Morrisville is allowing TSA workers to eat for free during the shutdown. The Thai/Lao restaurant, Yin Dee, is only about 5 minutes from the RDU airport. The owners are allowing TSA workers who present their badge to eat a meal up to $8 for free. The owner, Patti Graham, says most meals […]

AAA says 48 million will drive and 4.7 million will fly this holiday season. Thanksgiving Eve is expected to be one of the busiest Thanksgiving travel seasons in more than a decade. Travelers should pack their patience and be prepared for long lines at airport checkpoints. The Transportation Security Administration expected to screen about 25 […]

Here are the latest updates from Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The airport is open and operational and airlines are returning to normal schedules. You are still encouraged to check with your airline regarding flight status prior to heading to RDU. Air Canada: Normal schedule will resume after 10 a.m. Alaska: Normal schedule for today American: Some cancelations throughout the […]

Nope. You weren’t seeing things. That was Air Force One that you may have seen over RDU International Airport this morning. The Air Force says the plane was conducting practice runs.   According to ABC11, the plane has been conducting “touch and go” landings all morning.       Facebook: The Karen Clark Instagram: @TheKarenClark […]

Thankfully, no passengers were injured during an emergency landing at Raleigh-Durham International Airport just before 10 this morning, according to ABC11. The plane was headed to New York’s LaGuardia airport from Tampa. There were 100 people on board. The pilot reported an engine fire that was extinguished midair.       Follow Karen Clark on […]

If you were late getting to work this morning, you now have the perfect excuse. A plane landed on I-540 this morning at Leesville Road. Thankfully, the pilot was not hurt. According to reports, the pilot reported no oil pressure shortly after takeoff from the Raleigh-Durham International Airport. The pilot was cleared to return to the airport, […]

  With the concern for Ebola growing, some international airports will be screening passengers for signs of the disease. Raleigh-Durham International Airport will NOT be screening passengers, according to WNCN. Airports in NYC, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago and Newark will be executing screenings. The thought at our local airport is that RDU only has one […]

Clean up continues across the triangle when reported 85 mph powerful winds moved quickly around RDU toppling trees, power lines and damaging property. Four units that had just been framed in Brier Creek were pushed over. Like a house of cards, they come a tumbling down, tumbling down. Watch the video.