— Frontier Airlines announced on Monday eight new non-stop flights from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Starting as early as April 30 and May 1, travelers can fly directly from RDU to Boston; Albany, New York; Hartford, Connecticut; Islip, New York; Tampa, Florida; Philadelphia; Jacksonville, Florida and Columbus, Ohio.

“For the past twelve months, RDU has announced several new destinations to better connect the Research Triangle community to the world for business and leisure travel,” said Michael Landguth, President and CEO of the Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority. “We’re excited that Frontier continues to invest with additional service, new cities and competitive fares to our region.”

RDU said the eight destinations bring the airport's total of non-stop flights to 67.