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Must be almost impossible to turn such deplorable mismanagement into something positive on your CV.
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It's getting better apparently - Irish Independent today
"Passengers have described queues at Dublin Airport as ‘quick and painless’ as the DAA security is taking less than 10 minutes, with more than 300 flights are scheduled as the bank holiday exodus begins."
https://www.independent.ie/irish-new...-41714971.html
https://www.independent.ie/irish-new...-41714971.html
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I have some 6 hours to kill overnight at Dublin airport from the inbound in to the outbound out
both are in T1 any recommendations of a quiet corner without armrests to have a kip??
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From: UK
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From: Northern Ireland
So new Ryanair routes Cork to Newcastle, Dublin to a few planes including Genoa, Castellón and a change from Ciampino to Fiumicino in Rome. Capacity guys at CIA were announced last year so I'm guessing the Rome moves may long term result in most FR Rome activity being there.
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From: Cork
I can't post urls but the story is at www dot rte dot ie /news/regional/2022/0614/1304732-dublin-airport-vehicle-fire/
Ground handling vehicle catches fire at Dublin Airport (rte.ie)
A ground handling vehicle caught fire at Dublin Airport this morning, setting off several smoke alarms in Terminal 2.
The incident happened shortly after 9.20am on the apron at the terminal.
Airport operator daa said that airport fire marshals responded to the fire straight away, and it has since been extinguished.
No passengers were evacuated during the course of the incident.
A spokesman for airport management said they are assessing what impact the incident will have on flight operations.
Ground handling vehicle catches fire at Dublin Airport (rte.ie)
A ground handling vehicle caught fire at Dublin Airport this morning, setting off several smoke alarms in Terminal 2.
The incident happened shortly after 9.20am on the apron at the terminal.
Airport operator daa said that airport fire marshals responded to the fire straight away, and it has since been extinguished.
No passengers were evacuated during the course of the incident.
A spokesman for airport management said they are assessing what impact the incident will have on flight operations.
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From: N.Ireland
https://fr24.com/RYR1964/2d307f2c
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My flight left the next afternoon and DIDN'T take off from the new North runway.....I asked the pilot why when we landed and they explained due to the 40min delay to the flight we missed the 3pm switch by 10mins, and that was that. I really hope that the investment will be worth it in terms of less congestion at peak times and an increase in passenger numbers. Now, if only they'd get that train spur built from Howth Junction.
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From: N.Ireland
My flight left the next afternoon and DIDN'T take off from the new North runway.....I asked the pilot why when we landed and they explained due to the 40min delay to the flight we missed the 3pm switch by 10mins, and that was that. I really hope that the investment will be worth it in terms of less congestion at peak times and an increase in passenger numbers. Now, if only they'd get that train spur built from Howth Junction.
I've read elsewhere that the plan is to phase in greater use of the new runway (eg by eventually extending usage up to 7pm). I think the issue must be staffing shortages possibly in the tower as well as in the terminal and airside.
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From: N.Ireland
But so far the new runway has only been in use from 8am to 1pm and today it looks like they didn't use it at all.