Dublin Airport is expecting its busiest weekend since the onset of the pandemic this weekend, with many people set to jet off as the school year comes to a close.
Between today and Monday, between 50,000 and 55,000 passengers will pass through the airport every day, according to Dublin Airport Authority.
The airport operator said that these numbers will become the average over the summer period.
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Daa has said that this weekend will see at least 200,000 people travelling from Dublin Airport, but they are hopeful that there will be no major queues or delays.
A spokesperson from the authority said: “These passenger levels, which we have been handling regularly at weekends and on certain days recently, are set to become the norm on a daily basis over the coming weeks as schools break up and thousands of families head off on summer holidays abroad.
“The weekend has started well with our busy first wave on Friday morning, our busiest period of the day, seeing passengers get through security screening in both terminals in under 30 minutes.”
The “good start” comes after a “successful” day on Thursday. Over 51,000 people got through security screening in under 45 minutes, daa has said.
Passengers have attested to short waiting times, with one posting on Twitter this morning: “Kudos to @DublinAirport, straightforward experience today with security taking 30 minutes.”
Another wrote: “Got through security in less than 30 minutes in Dublin Airport. Only had hand luggage though; luggage drop-off queues were quite long. #DublinAirport.”
Advice from daa remains that people should arrive at 2.5 hours before a short-haul flight and 3.5 hours before long-haul. Allow for an additional hour if you need to check in a bag.
“With more than 50,000 passengers departing each day this weekend, we advise anyone flying out to continue to follow our passenger advice,” the spokesperson said.
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