A man missed his niece's birthday party due to the long delays in getting a taxi out of Dublin Airport.
The airport has been dogged with controversies since air travel fully resumed after the Covid-19 lockdowns. Security staff shortages were cited as the reason for major delays in getting into the airport when travel demand exploded after the worst of the pandemic restrictions ended.
Aer Lingus have been cancelling numerous flights over recent days due to Covid-19 absences. Transport out of the airport also appears to be an issue with one man telling Dublin Live he had to abandon his niece's birthday party.
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Michael Bryan, 26, said: "It’s a joke man. The taxi queue is ridiculous. We’ve been here for a good half hour and got nowhere.
"The buses are sh*t so we can’t even get a bus into the centre. It leaves everyone without a car stuck because all coaches and buses are booked months in advance.
"Everyone is forced to wait in this line. I’m annoyed because I’ll miss my niece's birthday but I’ve spoken to English people who don’t actually mind the queues because airports in England seem to be okay today.’
Passengers were forced to sift through rows of luggage to find the bags they had checked in. A 62-year-old woman, who struggles with mobility, told Dublin Live she was having difficulty finding her bags as no one was there to help her.
Anita Murphy said: ‘I thought my baggage problems would end in England but this is much worse. People have been told to just look through all the bags left out.
"There are hundreds and I don’t move the best. No one’s helped me find my bag. It’s lost I think but lost in another country or here in all these bags is another question."
Dublin Live has contacted the Dublin Airport Authority and Ryanair, the airline Ms Murphy flew with, for comment.
Dublin Live's sister website MyLondon sent reporters through several London airports on Friday. Read how they got on here.
On his journey home from Dublin, MyLondon reporter Finn Byrne breezed through security at the city's airport in just two minutes, describing it as "the easiest security I've ever been through."
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