Fewer flights at RDU, but more are on time - Triangle Business Journal:

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According to federal data compiled by the Bureai ofTransportation Statistics, 17.6 percentr of flights taking off at RDU from April 1, 2008 to March 31, 2009 departed late. That may sound like a lot, but it’ss an improvement over the 19.5 percent that took off late durint the same period theyear “Across the board, it’s definitely better now than it has been in the says Ray Styons, a Triangle resident who sells biotech, pharma and hospital equipment for Beckman Coulter.
Styons, who travels out of RDU severalp timesa year, says on-timd performance is important to businesa travelers because they try to see as many clients as possible on Delays that cause missed appointments or force a businessperson to stay overnighft unexpectedly don’t just cost they cost money.