CHI - RDU

$90 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Raleigh

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Chicago to Raleigh, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$165
Typical prices: $368-$211
Frontier
Mon 4/13Wed 4/15
MDW - RDU • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$165
Typical prices: $338-$187
Frontier
Thu 5/14Sun 5/17
ORD - RDU • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Raleigh (CHI-RDU)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Raleigh that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Raleigh

Mon, Apr 13 - Wed, Apr 15
Frontier Logo
2:56 pm - 10:55 pm
MDW
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RDU
6h 59m
1 stop
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4:00 pm - 10:14 pm
RDU
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MDW
7h 14m
1 stop
$165Frontier
Mon, Apr 13 - Wed, Apr 15
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4:34 pm - 10:55 pm
ORD
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RDU
5h 21m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 10:02 am
RDU
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ORD
5h 02m
1 stop
$165Frontier
Thu, Apr 30 - Mon, May 4
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4:28 pm - 11:20 pm
ORD
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RDU
5h 52m
1 stop
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10:51 pm - 7:51 pm
RDU
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ORD
22h 00m
2 stops
$167Frontier
Mon, May 18 - Fri, May 29
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5:30 pm - 9:21 am
ORD
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RDU
14h 51m
1 stop
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12:33 pm - 7:51 pm
RDU
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ORD
8h 18m
1 stop
$168Frontier
Thu, Apr 9 - Wed, Apr 15
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4:51 pm - 8:03 am
ORD
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RDU
14h 12m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 10:02 am
RDU
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ORD
5h 02m
1 stop
$169Multiple Airlines
Thu, Apr 9 - Sun, Apr 12
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2:56 pm - 10:45 pm
MDW
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RDU
6h 49m
1 stop
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10:27 am - 10:53 pm
RDU
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MDW
13h 26m
1 stop
$169Frontier
Thu, Apr 9 - Fri, Apr 10
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5:25 am - 1:06 pm
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RDU
6h 41m
1 stop
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3:57 pm - 5:16 pm
RDU
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ORD
2h 19mnonstop
$170Frontier
Thu, Apr 30 - Sat, May 2
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2:15 pm - 11:20 pm
MDW
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RDU
8h 05m
1 stop
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11:53 am - 7:41 am
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MDW
20h 48m
1 stop
$171Frontier
Wed, Apr 15 - Mon, May 4
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11:07 am - 10:55 pm
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RDU
10h 48m
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9:47 pm - 11:06 pm
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ORD
2h 19mnonstop
$171Frontier
Thu, Apr 23 - Thu, Apr 30
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6:00 am - 8:32 pm
MDW
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RDU
13h 32m
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6:10 am - 7:31 pm
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14h 21m
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$179Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Raleigh flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Chicago to Raleigh to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Chicago to Raleigh?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Chicago to Raleigh departing in April.

What is the cheapest Chicago to Raleigh flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The absolute cheapest return flight from Chicago to Raleigh costs $151 on the route between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and Raleigh (RDU). However, over the past month, flights between Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) and Raleigh (RDU) were, on average, 5% cheaper than other Chicago-Raleigh routes. The most popular route is between Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) and Raleigh (RDU).

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Raleigh?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Chicago to Raleigh clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Raleigh on a Thursday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Chicago to Raleigh. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Raleigh?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Raleigh, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Chicago to Raleigh is October, where tickets cost $195 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $398 and $365 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago to Raleigh?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $235 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Raleigh?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Raleigh, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Chicago to Raleigh, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 19% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Chicago to Raleigh

 
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KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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Stefanie Waldek

Stefanie Waldek

Expert on Frontier, United Airlines, ORD and MDW

Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

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Harriet Baskas

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Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Blane Bachelor

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Blane Bachelor is a journalist and editor specializing in travel and aviation who writes regularly for top global outlets. Born and raised in Florida, Blane has worked and lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, where she’s currently based with her family. Her favorite way to get to know a new destination is by running or riding a bike around town – or hearing a spooky ghost story about local history. She will always choose the window seat.

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Jessica Macdonald

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Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has traveled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$90
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 43% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago Midway Airport to Raleigh

When to book flights from Chicago to Raleigh

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Chicago to Raleigh based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Chicago to Raleigh

  • What is the cheapest flight from Chicago to Raleigh?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Chicago to Raleigh was $90 for a one-way ticket and $165 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Chicago and Raleigh?

    No

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Chicago to Raleigh?

    There are 2 airports in Chicago (Chicago Midway and Chicago O'Hare Intl.) and only 1 airport in Raleigh (Raleigh-Durham). The cheapest flights are generally found on the Chicago Midway Airport to Raleigh-Durham flight route.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Chicago to Raleigh?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Chicago to Raleigh flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Chicago to Raleigh?

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Chicago to Raleigh flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Chicago to Raleigh?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Chicago and Raleigh, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Chicago to Raleigh?

    There are nonstop flights from Chicago to Raleigh on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Chicago to Raleigh, Southwest or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Chicago to Raleigh are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $300 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $296 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to Raleigh?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Chicago to Raleigh.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Chicago to Raleigh?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Raleigh from Chicago is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Chicago to Raleigh?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Raleigh with an airline and back to Chicago with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago to Raleigh?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Raleigh from Chicago up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Chicago to Raleigh

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $132 or less one-way and $243 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Chicago to Raleigh?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Chicago to Raleigh-Durham.
Find which airlines fly direct from Chicago to Raleigh-Durham Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Chicago to Raleigh-Durham

Monday

American Airlines,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

American Airlines,Frontier, +2 more

Tuesday

American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines

American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more

Wednesday

American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines

American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more

Thursday

American Airlines,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

American Airlines,Frontier, +2 more

Friday

American Airlines,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

American Airlines,Frontier, +2 more

Saturday

American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines

American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

American Airlines,Frontier, +2 more

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Direct returns

Raleigh-Durham to Chicago

Monday

American Airlines,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

American Airlines,Frontier, +2 more

Tuesday

American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines

American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more

Wednesday

American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines

American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more

Thursday

American Airlines,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

American Airlines,Frontier, +2 more

Friday

American Airlines,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

American Airlines,Frontier, +2 more

Saturday

American Airlines,Southwest,United Airlines

American Airlines,Southwest, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

American Airlines,Frontier, +2 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Chicago to Raleigh

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Raleigh. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Raleigh? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4333 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
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Great flight. Good snacks and drinks. Grateful it was free. The flight from Nashville to louisville, i think her name was Tracy (not sure that's right) super awesome, nice and cheerful. She really enjoyed being at work today! She was the person who scanned the boarding pass on flight wn941. She should be recommended for a raise !

10.0 ExcellentGwen, Mar 2026
DAL - BNA
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Great flight. Good snacks and drinks. Grateful it was free. The flight from Nashville to louisville, i think her name was Tracy (not sure that's right) super awesome, nice and cheerful. She really enjoyed being at work today! She was the person who scanned the boarding pass on flight wn941. She should be recommended for a raise !

I liked it better when you were truer to your roots Am paying more for less fun

Southwest was greaat! The most expensive but the least upsetting for those we were flying to see.

I flew twice this week on Southwest, was delayed over 2 hours both ways. From Pittsburgh to Chicago it was due to weather but the gate agents, pilot etc were great at updating everyone. Today from Midway to Pittsburgh the plane had come from an international location, kept getting delayed, no information was given until we were delayed for the third time. It was ridiculous, whoever scheduled that plane to fly to Pittsburgh after didn’t consider a lot of things.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

I was supposed to be on a later flight. When I showed up at the gate, the woman working there was extremely helpful getting moved up to this earlier flight.

We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

Short flight, but no drink/snack service. The flights both going and coming were delayed.

Not being stranded in Chicago for her airport to 11:30 tomorrow morning the 3rd

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

I understand weather is an issue, but making us chase our plane down at five scheduled gates across three terminals in an airport the size of O'Hare was unfair. They'd have probably been better off to leave gates as TBD until the inbound plane is in final approach instead of running us all over the place. Also, props to the consistently-unprepared ground crew in Richmond for once again leaving my lane parked short of the gate because they couldn't have a crew in place on time with 2 hours notice...

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

The gate got changed several times and the flight was delayed over an hour. Awful experience

American continues to decline in their customer service and its beyond disappointing.

It was an older plane. First Class was not especially roomy or comfortable. It was a short flight so there were no meal but they did offer mixed nuts which used to be normal but now is rare. Crew member was very polite and professional.

Flight to Tampa was delayed taking off due to plane arriving late but no other issues

We arrived 25 minutes early only to be told our gate was occupied and so we sat for close to 30 minutes to pull into a gate. That’s not an early arrival!

As previously stated the delay I experienced flying from Wichita to Chicago caused a host of issues. When I finally was able to be booked on the last remaining American flight from Chicago to Cincinnati, the gate changed four times with the last change occurring very near the scheduled boarding time. While I didn't have a problem moving from gate to gate, I did notice and make note of others that had mobility issues and had to move each time for the gate change.

Maintenance took a very long time and then we were in a holding pattern. While a one-off maintenance issue is standard, there were delays on both of my flights for this trip based on maintenance issues with the planes, which delayed both flights over 45 minutes. Thankfully, I didn't have any connections but it wasn't an experience that would make me pick AA if I have other options.

No Snacks or Entertainment. The flight was short, snacks should still be given.

See prior comment about how Kayak mishandled my reservation and delayed my arrival by 6 hours.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Frontier.. nickel and dime add-ons. Flight late, on time, late again, last minute gate change, arrival gate required a shuttle to the terminal. They sure keep you guessing.. if you like a little chaos and airport anxiety, this is the airline for you!

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