If you’ve travelled through Dublin Airport in recent months then you’re no stranger to a long queue before being on your way through departures.
With the busiest period of the year approaching, security will likely be thronged at peak hours, but according to one frequent flyer, there is an easy way to cut your time at the checkpoint.
Taking to an "airline travel hacks" thread on Reddit, the user named 'Dahlia' said they believe the key to getting through the security line faster is down to how organised each passenger is.
The user began by saying: "Slip-on shoes and no belts, jewellery, metal hair clips, etc.
"Make sure any toiletries or electronics that need to come out of your bag are easily accessible."
She added: "You’d think this would be common sense at this point, but somehow there’s always that one person in line at security who’s going through an entire wardrobe change and taking ages to do so."
Meanwhile, Dublin Airport has listed some of the main ways you can prepare for the Irish security experience which states that you should:
- Have just one piece of hand baggage per person. Check with your airline about their cabin hand baggage allowance
- Separate out liquids, gels, and pastes from your hand baggage with each container no bigger than 100ml
- Have no sharp objects and have all electronic devices out and in the tray, along with shoes, jackets, coins, and jewellery. If you need to remove jewellery, you should put it in your bag
- Have electronic equipment out of your bag ready to be placed in a container separately from your other property
Some other things to note are that you can bring your own small plastic bag from home to have your liquids ready ahead of time. However, they must be transparent, re-sealable, and have a maximum of one litre in capacity in size (approximately 20cm x 20cm.)
You can also bring any essential medication or dietary supplements in liquid form as long as you have a letter from your doctor to confirm this.
Passengers continue to report queues at key times during the day in Dublin Airport and so the current advice for anyone heading away in the coming weeks is as follows:
- Security in T1 is now open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- Security in T2 opens at 04.00, so people flying from T2 should factor this in
- Passengers are advised to allow up to 2.5 hours before a short-haul flight and up to 3.5 hours before a long-haul flight
- If your flight is at 08:30 or after, do not enter the terminals any earlier than 06.00
- Airline check-in desk and bag drop opening times vary, so contact your airline to confirm and plan your journey accordingly
- You can also view check-in times by airline and by Terminal online
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