Dublin Airport passengers have hit out at 'shocking' and 'excessive' queues at security in Terminal 1.
A big issue seemingly arose between 5pm and 6pm today, and some of those affected took to Twitter to express their frustration.
Several stressed passengers took to social media at around 5.30pm to voice their frustration over the lines, with many experiencing queues in excess of one hour.
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One person wrote: "Nearly missed my flight, security queue shocking."
Another wrote: "Took 50 minutes to get from there to my gate."
A third person said: "Excessive crowds in queue at terminal 1 this evening, unbelievable."
Meanwhile, several passengers noted that Terminal 2 was "empty" with no long queues.
A spokesperson for daa told Dublin Live: "Almost 800,000 passengers are set to travel through Dublin Airport during the 12-day St Patrick’s Day period this year from this weekend onwards
"Dublin Airport is expecting passenger numbers to be as high as 77,000 per day between Thursday 17 and Sunday 20 March, with Ireland set to enjoy a unique double bank holiday on Thursday and Friday.
"With passenger numbers increasing and it being the first celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day in two years, Dublin Airport continues to advise passengers travelling on short-haul flights to allow a minimum of two hours before the boarding of their flight and three hours for long-haul flights.
"Those using a long-term car park should allow at least an extra 30 minutes."
It comes after a weekend of chaos, when Dublin Airport passengers were left "crying at the gates" after heavy delays led to a number of missed flights during the weekend.
Several people who had planned on heading abroad had to return home after being caught up in "extremely long" security delays at Terminal 1.
Flyers took to social media to share pictures of queues stretching back in the terminal to where the check-in desks are located, the Irish Mirror reports.
Several stressed passengers took to social media on Friday evening at around 6pm to voice their frustration over the lines, with many experiencing queues in excess of one hour.
Ryanair apologised for the delays, and attributed the issue to insufficient staff being rostered by Dublin Airport Authority.
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