Delta Air Lines Announces Service from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Providence and Albany

RDU Airport, NC – Delta Air Lines continues to increase its presence at Raleigh-Durham International Airport with its announcement today that it will begin daily non-stop service to Albany, N.Y. and Providence, R.I. This spring, the airline will also resume its seasonal service to Los Angeles.

Delta will offer one daily round trip each to Albany and Providence on the CRJ-200 aircraft. Delta Connection's partner, Pinnacle Airlines, will operate both flights. Service begins on April 11.

“Raleigh-Durham continues to be an important market for Delta as we add more destinations to meet customer demand,” said Jeff Robertson, Delta's vice president – SkyMiles. “Today we serve more destinations in and out of Raleigh-Durham than any other airline, building on our strong history here that spans forty years.”

“RDU appreciates Delta's continued investment and confidence in our community,” said Teresa Damiano, the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority's director of marketing. “Albany and Providence are two destinations popular with our region's travelers, and we thank Delta for recognizing the need.”

The flight to Albany will depart at 10:45 a.m. arriving at Albany at 12:45 p.m. with return service departing Albany at 5:40 p.m. and arriving at RDU at 9:45 p.m.

The daily service to Providence will depart Providence at 7:00 a.m. arriving at RDU at 9:05 a.m. with return service departing RDU at 7:10 p.m. arriving in Providence at 9:20 p.m.

With the addition of Albany and Providence, Delta and Delta Connection offer 57 peak-day non-stop departures from RDU to 18 markets.

RDU Welcomes Back Service to LA
On May 5, Delta resumes its seasonal service to Los Angeles with service on Thursday, Friday and Sundays. On June 9, the airline will resume a full daily schedule to the popular West coast destination.

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