EastJet
New low-cost airline · Raleigh-Durham, NC

Low fares, born in the Triangle.

EastJet Virtual is a new low-cost carrier headquartered at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. We're building a simple, affordable airline with a modern Airbus A320 fleet, connecting North Carolina to the places people actually want to go.

Q4 2026 Opening date announcement coming
About EastJet

A simpler way to fly the East Coast.

Low fares, every day

One cabin, honest pricing and no hub detours. You pay for the seat you need and add only what you want.

A modern A320 fleet

We fly the Airbus A320: a wider cabin, bigger overhead bins and the reliability travelers expect.

Nonstop from home

Every EastJet flight starts or ends at RDU, so Triangle travelers can skip the connection and go direct.

Headquarters · KRDU

Why Raleigh-Durham is the right home.

The Research Triangle is one of the fastest-growing regions in the country, full of universities, tech and life-science employers, and families who moved here and still fly home to visit.

RDU has no hub airline controlling the market, so fares are set by competition. Its costs for airlines are among the lowest of any major East Coast airport. And sitting mid-coast, it puts Florida, the Northeast and the Caribbean within easy reach of a single aircraft.

7.8M
departing passengers in fiscal 2025, an RDU record
~$9
airport cost per passenger, among the lowest on the East Coast
0
hub airlines controlling the market
<2.5 hr
to Florida, Boston and the Northeast

Passenger and cost figures from RDU's published airport finance data.

Newsroom

Press releases

Press releases will appear here soon.

Pilots

We're not hiring pilots just yet.

EastJet isn't accepting pilot applications at this time. Stay tuned for our Q4 announcement of our opening date, when applications will open.

ApplicationsClosed
Opening dateAnnounced Q4 2026
FleetAirbus A320
BaseKRDU