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Flights all over North Carolina impacted by winter storm
RALEIGH, NC (CBS/WWAY) –Passengers were stranded Sunday at the Raleigh-Durham Airport after flights were cancelled in and out of areas in North Carolina due to the severe winter weather conditions....
View ArticleFederal funding likely to fall short for new RDU runway
MORRISVILLE, NC (AP) — The president of Raleigh-Durham International Airport says federal funding for a runway replacement will likely fall far short of what was initially expected. Michael Landguth...
View ArticlePlane traveling to Raleigh makes emergency landing at Florida airport
ORLANDO, FL (AP) — Officials say a plane traveling from Florida to North Carolina had to make an emergency landing. The Orlando Sentinel reports that JetBlue flight 1126 took off from Fort Lauderdale...
View ArticlePassenger: Suicidal woman tried to open plane door on flight leaving RDU
NEW YORK CITY (WTVD) — There was a disturbance aboard a flight leaving Raleigh-Durham International Aiport headed for New York City on Friday, and a passenger tells Eyewitness News that a suicidal...
View ArticleRaleigh-Durham airport adds gates, security lanes
MORRISVILLE, NC (AP) — Raleigh-Durham International Airport is expanding both gates and security lanes as the airport copes with a record-breaking number of passengers. The News & Observer of...
View ArticleNorth Carolina airport: Radar contact lost with small plane
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Operations were temporarily halted at a busy North Carolina airport Sunday night after it lost radar contact with an approaching small plane, launching a search by fire and rescue...
View ArticleVeterinarian, wife die in plane crash near Raleigh airport
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — A Florida veterinarian and his wife were identified Monday as victims of a deadly plane crash near a North Carolina airport, devastating friends who remembered their generosity and...
View ArticleLove at First Flight: Couple takes wedding photos at NC airport
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — It’s not often that a love connection is made thousands of feet above land. However, love took off on a Frontier flight from Orlando to RDU. Jamie and Nestor Ramierz’s meet-cute...
View ArticleRDU sees highest volume of passengers in airport history on Sunday
MORRISVILLE, NC (WNCN) — Raleigh-Durham International Airport set a single-day record for passenger traffic on Sunday, December 1, with an all-time high of approximately 54,800 passengers traveling...
View ArticleStar Wars-themed plane turns RDU into galaxy far, far away
RALEIGH-DURHAM (WTVD) — RDU International Airport was thrust into a galaxy far, far away when a Star Wars-themed plane made a special stop in the Triangle. The United Airlines 737-800, with a Star...
View ArticleHealth officials investigating possible case of coronavirus in North Carolina
NORTH CAROLINA (WWAY) — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is investigating a possible case of infection with the newly discovered 2019 coronavirus. The person recently...
View ArticleRaleigh-Durham airport staffer charged with ‘secret peeping’
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Raleigh-Durham International Airport officials say an employee has been charged with secret peeping after authorities were tipped off about “potential illegal activity” at the...
View ArticleRDU predicts 167,000 Thanksgiving flyers, a drop from 2019
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Raleigh-Durham International Airport says that it expects this year’s Thanksgiving holiday traffic to be much lower than it was last year due to the pandemic. The airport said in a...
View ArticleRaleigh airport recovering after hourslong power outage
MORRISVILLE, NC (AP) — Raleigh-Durham International Airport is recovering after an hourslong power outage at the main terminal. News outlets reported that after the outage was reported shortly after 4...
View ArticleRDU announces new nonstop flight to Iceland
RALEIGH, NC (WWAY) — Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) announced Thursday that Icelandair will launch a new international flight to Reykjavik, Iceland. “This exciting announcement signals...
View ArticleFour charged after I-40 blocked by drivers doing stunts
RALEIGH, NC (AP) — Charges have been filed against three adults and a teenager in connection with car stunts that shut down a portion of Interstate 40 in North Carolina, the state Highway Patrol said....
View ArticleTSA reports spike in firearms at North Carolina airports in 2021
WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has released new figures about the number of firearms found in travelers’ carry-on luggage at airports in North Carolina. The...
View ArticleDelta flight slides off taxiway after landing at RDU
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (WTVD) — A Delta Airlines flight skidded off a taxiway at RDU in the icy conditions on Friday night. Flight 5501 landed safely about 9 p.m. after arriving from Washington, DC., but...
View ArticleNTSB: Copilot who jumped from plane upset about hard landing
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A copilot who jumped to his death from a small airplane in North Carolina was upset over damaging the craft’s landing gear during a failed runaway approach, according to a...
View ArticleAir France flight canceled after plane clips electric tower at RDU
RALEIGH (WRAL) — An Air France flight was canceled after the plane clipped the electric tower at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU). The incident occurred on the ground and there were no...
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