Dublin Airport chiefs are confident travellers will have a hassle-free summer — with no passenger pick-up or drop-off charges introduced.
Hundreds of extra staff are being hired, at €22 an hour, which it is hoped will prevent the chaos witnessed last summer during peak times. There have been 500 new hires this year and there are now over 850 security staff working at the airport.
Air travellers had to wait for hours to get through security last year with queues snaking out of the main terminals as the airport struggled to meet demand. Dublin Airport Authority (daa) chief executive, Kenny Jacobs, was before the Oireachtas Transport Committee and promised the authority is better prepared going into the peak holiday months of the summer.
