Dublin Airport has seen “significant improvements” at security according to officials as plans put in place to manage chaotic queues are having the “desired result.”
This weekend marked the start of the school summer holidays, and over 420,000 passengers have travelled through Dublin Airport since July 1 as a result.
A statement released by the daa today said: “Significant improvements in the passenger experience at security at Dublin Airport in June indicate that the plans in place to manage the operation over the busy summer period are achieving their desired result.”
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It also confirmed that the vast majority of passengers are getting through the security screening in less than 45 minutes.
Despite this, passengers still voicing their worry online ahead of summer trips, but Dublin Airport says “we are now in a much more robust position to manage peak summer traffic over the coming weeks.”
As part of their contingency plans to cope with long queues, security screening staff numbers have nearly doubled.
Aside from this, “daa is working around the clock, to ensure we have the right plans and resourcing levels in place to sustain Dublin Airport’s operations successfully during the extremely busy summer period ahead.
“We are keen to avoid capacity reductions, which have been deployed at other UK and European airports, as these would have a material impact on the summer travel plans of a significant number of Irish passengers and families most of whom have not enjoyed a foreign holiday in over two years and impact business travellers.”
Although security screenings are now moving relatively smoothly, issues with a number of airlines have seen queue times skyrocket for check-in and bag drops.
The current wave of Covid-19 has resulted in staffing shortages at a number of carriers, with the knock-on effect being felt with hour-long queues.
According to the latest advice, “Anyone who has been impacted by flight cancellations or who needs assistance with baggage tracing should contact their airline or the airline’s ground handling company on these matters.
“daa continues to ask all passengers to heed our advice - to be at the airport 2.5 hours before a short-haul flight or 3.5 hours prior to a long-haul departure, with up to an additional hour allowed if checking in a bag, if possible, by checking with their airline.”
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