Holiday goers heading off for a summer break in the coming weeks have been warned that parking availability at Dublin Airport will be “extremely limited in the upcoming days”.
A return to pre-Covid levels of passengers has resulted in extremely high demand for car parking at the airport, but the number of parking spaces available is still reduced by 20 per cent due to Quick Park's 6,200 spaces being out of action.
The increased number of passengers flying out of the airport in combination with the diminished space available at the airport has resulted in “extremely limited” parking, the airport has warned.
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In a post on Twitter, Ireland’s busiest airport wrote: “Parking availability will be extremely limited in the upcoming days, with all car parks sold out and expected to be full.
“Kindly consider utilising alternative transportation options.”
However, the operator of Dublin Airport, the daa, has stressed it is doing everything to ensure anyone who needs to park at Dublin Airport this summer is able to do so.
To assist in alleviating parking pressure, the daa has agreed a deal to buy the Quick Park facility but the deal is subject to Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) approval.
Graeme McQueen, the spokesperson for daa, told the Irish Mirror: "All car parks at Dublin Airport are sold out and expected to be full over the coming days, so passengers without an existing booking are advised to consider alternative options for getting to and from the airport.
“Passengers should consider using one of the many bus services that serve the airport, taking a taxi or being dropped off by a friend or relative.
"The number of parking spaces available at Dublin Airport is still reduced by 20 per cent due to Quick Park's 6,200 spaces being out of action, as they were last summer.
“This is increasing the pressure on our own car parks, with passenger numbers now back at pre-Covid levels.
“With demand for our car parks expected to remain high through the summer months, passengers are advised to book their parking as far in advance as possible."
The airport is also the busiest bus depot in Ireland and the daa is encouraging passengers to plan their journey to the airport in advance and consider the public transport and alternative options available.
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