Facial Recognition: Coming soon to an airport near you
This year could be the “tipping point” for widespread biometrics use in air travel, said Henry Harteveldt, a travel industry analyst for Atmosphere Research.
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Charlotte and Raleigh airports report record number of travelers in 2023
Charlotte Douglas had a 12% increase from its 2022 traffic of 47.8 million travelers. Raleigh-Durham saw its year-over-year traffic increase by 22%.
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A tech failure grounded all US flights today, temporarily
A critical Federal Aviation Administration computer system experienced an outage Wednesday and briefly halted all US flights.
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More than 1 million people traveled through RDU in November, up 13%
Passenger traffic through Raleigh-Durham International Airport increased 13% year-over-year in November 2022, with more than 1 million traveling through.
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Taking off: Fractional ownership firm Jet It flies away with $16M in new funding
Greensboro-based fractional jet ownership company Jet It has closed $16 million in equity funding from five investors and is hiring in NC and across the U.S.
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RDU falls one spot in customer satisfaction survey, now tied as 4th best large airport
RDU passengers are less satisfied with the airport than a year ago, dropping RDU from third to a tie for fourth in a ranking of best large airports.
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Traveling this weekend? If flying, RDU may be busy, even with new TSA technology
The Raleigh-Durham Airport is anticipating a high volume of passenger traffic through the airport this weekend, and a peak time may be early this morning.
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Welcome to summer, a traveling nightmare
Welcome to a summer travel season, where air travel has been a nightmare for travelers, already. Some say airlines should have expected high demand.
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1M passengers surge through RDU – most since pandemic; another airline launches service
Despite business travel remaining lower than pre-pandemic levels, leisure travel continues through RDU. And the airport welcomed two new airlines this month.
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