On departure, it's 2 floors up and one floor down. Although US-bound passengers have to go up 2 floors and down 2 to get through pre-clearance.

Arrivals are a bit more straightforward.

My main issue with Terminal 2 (and with Dublin Airport in general) is that the signage is apalling. I spent 20 minutes trying to find a shuttle bus a few weeks ago and I while I use Cork more than Dublin, I've still been a passenger into or out of Dublin over 10 times this year.

I used the auto pass system on Tuesday morning, and I have to say I liked it. Nice to see the DAA doing something to modernise the cattle shed that is T1.

Latest News > New Autopass Passenger Security System Introduced In Terminal 1

Well, credit where credit is due. Although the pax numbers are way down the Security situation and the guys and gals therein at DUB are excellent. Good to see they are following in Gatwick's footsteps with this new development. Hope to test it out soon.

AMC Airlines to start weekly charter flight from DUB - SSH from 22 December, B738 replacing Lotus Air flights which operated it last winter, they ceased operations a few months back.

Direct Holiday website shows flights next summer with Iberworld? Are they basing in DUB then next year?

Yes, Iberworld seem to have picked up alot of work ex-DUB so at least 1 x 320 to be based here.

at whos cost as im guessing its not due to an upturn in business?

I would guess that in the current economic climet though MON must be v v v expensive to charter compared to IWD ergo IWD doing the work. OH could be a very costly mistake in the long run.

DUB - DXB with EK on sale via UK site expect Irish site in next few days. Return fares from €509.

Anyone slse hear about another US route being added in 2012. Have herad a possible May start and its not US west coast.

Do we know who will handle EK at Dublin when they start.

yea j636, they will handle themselves, i think maybe ramp will be outsourced but all check in facilities and ticketing etc will be handled by themselves. They are committed from the start. :) and hopefully i'll be working for them.

Think servisair are doing the ramp. DannyKelly22 what job did you apply for? Was it at the airport or there office.

Airport Jamie, applied for Senior Ticket Desk Agent, Airport Services Officer, Supervisor Airport Services and Airport Services Agent. Not very often an opportunity comes up to work directly with an airline. Hopefully my airline background helps me out with having worked for Swissport on behalf of EI at JFK as an intern. The my previous management experience at my previous employers. Been trying to get into BFS for a while now too with Menzies or Swissport but nobody seems to ever respond to emails.

New US Route for 2012???
 

Looking at EI-EIDW's posting, if this is not a West Coast route, I think we can also assume it will not be a destination already served from DUB and that Aer Lingus won't be operating the route.

Therefore it would obviously have to be one of the US legacy carriers operating from one of their Hub / Focus cities. So what are the possibilities?:

(1) United Airlines: Washington DC-Dulles or Denver
(2) US Airways: Phoenix
(3) North West Airlines: Minneapolis-St Pauls or Detroit or Memphis or Cinncinati
(4) American Airlines: Miami or Dallas
(5) Continental: Houston or Cleveland
(6) Delta: Salt Lake City

(I know that Delta and NWA are one and the same now but for simplicity, I have put them seperate. Likewise for Continental and UA)

If I was a betting man, I would say that re-instating Washington DC is the most likely. It is one of UA's biggest hubs and would offer good connections. It's the capital of the US and is a route that has been tried before with some success. And it's been tried before with some degree of success (flight was full when I flew there with Aer Lingus two years ago).

There's also EI's tie up with UA to consider.

As for the rest, well, Denver and Miami were talked about as possible EI destinations so you never know. And Phoenix is near the Grand Canyon and only 300 miles from Las Vegas so there are possibilities, especially as US Airways know the score in DUB, but currently only British Airways fly to Phoenix from Europe so I doubt it.

What do you all think?

There is talk of Washington DC returning. Something to do with EI wanting to fly connecting passengers to there partners major hubs. With IAD - MAD due to finish EI may operate DUB - IAD and UA/CO do MAD - IAD.

UA dropped DEN-LHR and CO dropped CLE-LHR so I would discount those two. US don't do long haul from PHX and Delta would dilute ATL-DUB by launching a third route, besides which SLC has no long haul and MSP has very limited transatlantic options. Given these forums are anonymous I wish he would just say.....

EK need to change DUB - DXB times if they want the route to work. The connecting flights are crap. On random dates in Feb:

Outbound
DUB - DXB - 12.30 - 00.25
DXB - SYD - 09.05 - 00.45
Return
SYD - DXB - 06.05 - 13.30
DXB - DUB - 07.00 (next day) - 11.30
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Outbound
DUB - DXB - 12.30 - 00.25
SYD - DUB - 01.40 - 22.45
Return
SYD - DXB - 06.05 - 13.30
DXB - DUB - 07.00 (next day) - 11.30
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Outbound
DUB - DXB - 12.30 - 00.25
SYD - DUB - 10.15 - 07.00
Return
SYD - DXB - 06.05 - 13.30
DXB - DUB - 07.00 (next day) - 11.30

EY have DUB - SYD in about 23 hours. Your talking 2 days with EK. They have low fares and we know why.

Lufthansa A340 at DUB
 

Have heard that on Thursday morning (29th) a Lufthansa A340 was noted at a remote stand at DUB with a fire tender on standby. Any info on this? Nothing on Aviation Herald.

BOS - MUC LH125 diverted A340 (D-AIHX)