Delta Expands in Raleigh

The addition comes as the airline's regional subsidiary, Endeavor Air, said it would open a crew base in the North Carolina city.

Ryan Ewing

Saturday, February 15, 2025 at 04:40 PM ET

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Regional aircraft at New York LaGuardia Airport (Photo: AirlineGeeks | William Derrickson)

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Delta is expanding its presence in Raleigh/Durham (RDU) by launching new daily service to Kansas City (MCI) starting May 7, operated by its regional subsidiary, Endeavor Air.
This new RDU-MCI route will introduce competition with Southwest Airlines, which currently offers service between the two cities.
In support of its growing operations, Endeavor Air will establish a new crew base (domicile) in Raleigh/Durham during the second quarter of this year.

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Delta is growing in Raleigh/Durham with a new route. The addition comes as the airline’s regional subsidiary, Endeavor Air, said it would open a crew base in the North Carolina city.

Brand-new daily service to Kansas City, Missouri, will begin on May 7, per this week’s Cirium Diio schedule update. Flights will operate daily with a 76-seat Endeavor CRJ-900 aircraft.

The airline will compete with Southwest, which flies between Raleigh and Kansas City twice per week. The schedule for Delta’s new service is as follows:

Orig.	Dest.	Dep. Time	Arr. Time
MCI	RDU	6:55 p.m.	10:19 p.m.
RDU	MCI	7:55 a.m.	9:41 a.m.

Raleigh/Durham is set to become Endeavor’s seventh crew domicile, opening in the second quarter of this year. The regional airline operates a fleet of CRJ-700 and CRJ-900 aircraft.

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