Passengers at RDU had been coping with lengthy wait instances on Thursday morning forward of the Memorial Day weekend.
WRAL’S KASEY CUNNINGHAM IS AT THE AIRPORT TO GIVE US A LOOK AT WHAT THE LINES ARE LOOKING LIKE. >> SINCE 4:30 THIS MORNING, LINES HAVE BEEN GROWING HERE AT RDU. TOMORROW IS EXPECTED TO BE EVEN BUSIER. SO THE MAJORITY OF LINES SEEM TO BE OVER HERE, WHERE PEOPLE ARE CHECKING IN. YOU CAN SEE THE LINE GROWING BEHIND US. THIS IS THE LINE FOR JETBLUE. RDU HAS EVEN OPENED UP MORE PARKING, IN PREPARATION FOR THE BIG CROWDS FOR MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. TODAY THROUGH MONDAY, RDU IS EXPECTING TO SEE AROUND 220,000 TRAVELERS, WHICH WOULD SET A PANDEMIC RECORD. PEOPLE HERE TRAVELING ARE MOSTLY TRAVELING FOR VACATION. SO THEY ARE IN GOOD SPIRITS, WITH A MESSAGE FOR OTHERS TRAVELING THIS WEEKEND. >> GET HERE EARLY, BE SAFE, LOVE, LIVE, GET UP IN THE AIR. >> Reporter: AS WE’VE BEEN MONITORING THE LINES, IT APPEARS IT’S TAKING PEOPLE ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THROUGH FROM THE BACK OF THE LINE, TO FINALLY CHECKING IN THEIR
