If an A380 was taxiing from runway 28 or to runway 10, there could be no other arrivals or departures while it was moving or for several minutes before it departed or several minutes before or after it arrived as it's wings would be too close to the runway. IF this rumour is true, then the A380 and anything arriving subsequently will have to be put in the hold for at least 5 minutes to allow traffic ahead to be cleared, then the A380 will have to be taken in, alone, while yet more traffic builds in the hold until the A380 is at it's gate (probably another 10 minutes). So probably another 10 aircraft minimum. Same when it's departing, and it departs during the busiest time of the day for arrivals. If this is true it will cause absolute chaos and cost EI and FR an absolute fortune in wasted fuel.
Emirates tried to bring the A380 2 years ago and were told no for this reason. If it happens it will cause far more harm than good to traffic statistics. It would be so stupidly suicidal only the DAA would be capable of doing it.
1 - IAA save airlines more fuel than anywhere in the world
2 - an average of 4 arrivals in summer impacted in a 20 minute window and less in winter as it's earlier
3 - They can extend the 7 arrivals in 10 minutes longer (6 excluding certain periods)
4 - Not sure how it will hurt traffic stats
5 - DUB is slot controlled so easy sorted, lots of fuel was burned yesterday with 30 minutes from push back to take off with 16 in use.
Believe it will always land on 10 and straight into 300 gates via E2, L2, F2, L3 even if the flow of traffic is into 28 with very few departures will be grand. If it was the other way it would cause major delays but this way it's off the runway quickly.
Other news - Austrian Airlines returned to DUB this year today and will operate a 9 weekly charter service to VIE (via JER outbound).