Much-loved Irish author Marian Keyes has urged people to do their bit to help "overworked" Dublin Airport staff.
The writer was shocked by the number of people that would not stack their tray up after passing through security. She labelled these people as "assholes" and said their attitude would leave you in tears.
Marian was taken aback by the number of people who had forgotten what items are banned from flights, joking that people had tried to bring rocket launchers through security.
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Marian tweeted: "It's just a SMALL thing but if you're going through airport security PLEASE stack your tray afterwards. The staff is overworked and underpaid and the number of entitled assholes at Dublin Airport right now, striding away leaving 'someone else' to do it, would make you cry
"If you've just come through security in Dublin Airport in the last few minutes, in case you're wondering, the furious woman calling after you, 'I'll just stack the empty trays you abandoned, will I?' was me. There isn't enough staff, they're working like dogs, have a HEART."
The much-loved author joked: "Also the number of people who seemed terribly surprised that they couldn't bring their mini ground-to-air rocket launcher in their hand luggage was VERY HIGH. My fecken coat was randomly selected for a search so I witnessed DOZENS of eejits who'd packed everything from scimitars to semi-automatic weapons to 50 gallons of crude oil* in their wheely bags was quite astonishing.
"*Maybe not actual crude oil etc but they'd left chargers, convertors, laptops and giant bottles of shampoo in the bags and the poor staff were blue in the face from searching."
In response to recent issues at Dublin Airport, there are no plans to use the army as an emergency response to congestion.
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