Passengers flying from Dublin Airport are being advised that recommended arrival times have changed after a "significant improvement" in security screenings.
The Dublin Airport Authority are now advising intending passengers to arrive two hours in advance for a short-haul flight and three hours for a long-haul flight. Passengers checking in a bag should also allow additional time of up to an hour.
Previously, passengers were advised by Dublin Airport to arrive two-and-a-half hours before a short-haul flight and three-and-a-half hours before a long-haul flight. At the beginning of the summer, passengers at Dublin Airport slammed the busy scenes as "insane" as lines extended outside the Terminal buildings.
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Dublin Airport Authority's CEO Dalton Philips said that July was the airport's "busiest month in three years" as over3 million passengers flew in and out of the airport. He said: "99% of all passengers passed through security in under 45 minutes, while 90% of passengers queued for 30 minutes or less. In the first two weeks of August, virtually all passengers were through security screening in 30 minutes or less.”
“I would like to thank and acknowledge the support of our passengers who have worked with us over recent months to navigate our way through an incredibly challenging and turbulent time for aviation in general and Dublin Airport in particular. Our team at Dublin Airport has been simply brilliant, everyone across the business has put their shoulder to the wheel through this difficult period and their cheerfulness and helpfulness has been regularly noted by our passengers,” he added.
Since October 2021, daa has almost doubled its security screening team at Dublin Airport through the hiring of more than 350 officers. It is understood that the recruitment of additional staff will continue over the weeks and months ahead.
At the beginning of the summer, members of the Defence Forces had been on stand-by in the event of a major Covid-19 outbreak, and the Dublin Airport Authority confirmed that the Defence Forces are now being stood down.
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