Problem Solvers: How Redmond Airport’s team is handling expansion, safety and security
(Update: Adding video) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Zachary Bass has served as the director of Redmond Airport for nine years, a job that feels like…
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Redmond Airport travelers can expect big changes in routes to, from planes as terminal expansion begins
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Starting next week, airline passengers traveling through Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) will notice a change in how they…
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American Airlines resumes direct seasonal service between Redmond and Dallas-Fort Worth
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Municipal Airport announced Friday that American Airlines will again provide direct seasonal service to Dallas/Fort…
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‘We will not be turning people away’: Travelers without a REAL ID can still fly; we pay a visit to Redmond Airport
(update: adding video, comments from Redmond Airport, TSA, travelers) REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The long-postponed REAL ID deadline has officially…
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Travelers met with less busy Redmond Airport on busiest travel day of the year
Late travelers were flying into Redmond Airport Wednesday for their Thanksgiving plans. It’s considered the busiest travel day of the year – both…
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Redmond Airport travelers report easy holiday trips
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Despite being an incredibly busy time for holiday travelers, people at Redmond airport told NewsChannel 21 on Monday they had…
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‘Don’t let wet, snowy weather gobble up your plans’: ODOT offers big serving of Thanksgiving week travel tips
Thanksgiving week is one of the busiest for travelers, by road as well as air, and ODOT assured Monday that “our crews work tirelessly to make your…
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Holiday travel tips: Alaska Airlines offers guide to a smooth Thanksgiving journey
SEATTLE (KTVZ) — Thanksgiving is a busy travel time, with nearly a half-million people flying this weekend and Dec. 1 set to be the year’s busiest…
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With Thanksgiving less than a week away, Redmond Airport already seeing busy holiday travel crowds
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Despite it being earlier than the AAA Thanksgiving travel period of Tuesday, November 26th to Monday, December 2nd, the…
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AAA projects nearly 80 million to travel this Thanksgiving, a record for the holiday
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – AAA projects 79.9 million Americans (23.6% of the population) will travel 50 miles or more from home for the Thanksgiving…
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‘People are going to panic:’ ODOT urges Oregonians to apply for REAL ID sooner than later as May deadline nears
With the holidays fast approaching, many are preparing to travel to see friends and family. The Oregon DMV is reminding folks this is the last…
Continue Reading Redmond Airport ready to kick off busy holiday season; travelers urged to allow extra time, show up 2 hours early
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Redmond Airport said Monday it anticipates another busy holiday travel season from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Eve.…
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Alaska Airlines cancels 9% of its flights over staffing woes
Alaska Airlines canceled dozens of U.S. West Coast flights Friday as off-duty pilots picketed in several major cities over an impasse in nearly three…
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Redmond Airport gets busier as pandemic eases, spring break travelers arrive, depart
As spring break arrives, the pandemic eases and travel numbers rise, Redmond Municipal Airport officials say they are experiencing “a high volume of…
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aha! launches nonstop flights between Redmond and Reno-Tahoe
There was a special ceremony Friday at Redmond Airport as an air carrier called aha! that is part of ExpressJet Airlines began offering nonstop…
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AAA: 597,000 Oregonians plan to hit the road over the Fourth — and High Desert is top destination
AAA Oregon-Idaho said Tuesday the travel volume for the 4th of July holiday is back up to pre-pandemic levels, with more than 47.7 million Americans…
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Memorial Day weekend air travel ramps back up at Redmond Airport
The Memorial Day holiday weekend brought lots of air travelers back to the Redmond Airport — the heaviest traffic since the pandemic began — and…
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Amtrak restores service on NW routes following COVID cutbacks
In another hopeful sign that the travel industry is bouncing back in Washington after pandemic-induced lows last year, Amtrak says it’s restoring…
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Bend woman gears up to hike Continental Divide Trail, fundraising for a cause
Blisters, exhaustion and sore muscles will soon be a reality for Britney Ingram. In two weeks, the Bend woman will begin a five-month trek on the…
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Redmond Airport answers questions about Real ID, air travel amid pandemic
A Redmond Airport official reached out to NewsChannel 21 Wednesday with answers to some questions the public are asking about traveling, including…
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