Originally Posted by fernytickles
"passengers already face delays until 2009"
Holy smokes, 3 years delay? That must be a record?
And the worst part of it is that when that new terminal opens up, it will already be too little too late (cliched term, I know); they argue about the precise size of the terminal, but the important fact is that it has only one pier - only side of which can handle widebodies (the net gain of w/b stands being only 2 or 3, because they also lose the Pier C w/b stands). Can a single pier handle 15m pax per annum.
The really annoying thing is that FF are probably waiting until after the next election to dump the deal they did with the PDs over the future operation of DUB. If they had any sense or interest in aviation policy, they would have started planning/tendering for T3 (and ensuring that the metro line can serve it). That new terminal needs to be open around 2012. If they learn only one lesson, it should be that air transport capacity needs to be planned YEARS in advance. The current govt has shown that it's unwilling to take any pro-active measures in aviation and needs to be pitchforked into doing anything positive. I certainly hope aviation and the state of DUB will be an issue at the next election.