Delta Connection Adds Service from RDU to Ft. Lauderdale

RDU Airport, NC – Beginning September 1, 2003, Triangle area travelers will be able to fly nonstop to one of the country’s most popular leisure destinations. Delta Connection, a division of Delta Airlines, today announced it will begin service between Raleigh-Durham International Airport and Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Chautauqua Airlines, one of Delta’s commuter partners, will operate the two daily flights.

Delta, along with Delta Connection, currently offers 35 daily departures from RDU to seven destinations, including four daily departures to Orlando. Florida is a popular destination for Triangle leisure travelers.

The flight schedule for service to Fort Lauderdale is listed below.

RDU to Fort Lauderdale
Flight: 6520
Departure: 7:20 a.m.*
Arrival: 9:25 a.m.

Flight: 6515
Departure: 12:15 p.m.
Arrival: 2:20 p.m.

Fort Lauderdale to RDU
Flight: 6515
Departure: 9:45 a.m.
Arrival: 11:45 a.m.

Flight: 6519
Departure: 8:15 p.m.
Arrival: 10:15 p.m.

*First flight departs September 2, 2003.

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