The holidays are fast approaching, and the airport is getting ready to welcome Thanksgiving travelers. Co-hosts Mary Griffith and Jake Potter respond to listener Airmail, catch up on what’s new at RDU and sit down with Director of Air Service Development Kenneth Strickland to chat about how airports attract airlines and flights – even during COVID-19.
Kenneth Strickland joined RDU in 2019 as the airport’s Director of Air Service Development following six years in a similar role for Tampa International Airport. He is an expert and published author in the area of survey research methods and design, and heads RDU’s research and forecasting efforts, in addition to the recruitment of new airline service. A graduate from Texas Tech University and The Ohio State University, Strickland lives in Cary, N.C. with his wife and twin sons.