Must be almost impossible to turn such deplorable mismanagement into something positive on your CV.

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

Really pleased to read that, passing through there very soon!

both are in T1 any recommendations of a quiet corner without armrests to have a kip??

I’d say don’t bother and start queuing.

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.

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.

Emirates seems to plan to re-introduce the 2nd daily flight from 1st September.

2.6 Million through Dublin in May.

North runway
 

Any date for the opening of the north runway at DUB yet?

From what I've heard, 24th August is the expected operational date.

The former Ryanair 737-200 "Eircell logojet", that's been used for training by the Dublin Airport Fire Service since 2003 has been scrapped.


JAS

24th with a single take off. Limited operations on the runway from 25th.

JAS

Dublin Airport will officially open it’s new runway 28R/10L today with the first departure at 1100Z. Live stream begins on YouTube at 1030z.

Why limited operations tomorrow? Surely all departures will be going off 28R?

Only one departure today as JaS said. In the end it got airborne at 12:10. RYR1964 to Eindhoven.

https://fr24.com/RYR1964/2d307f2c

https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune....9635de17be.jpg
The first departure from runway 28R at DUB.

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.

Well I don't know why the pilot said that because every day since the new runway opened the switch has been at 1pm as you can see by watching FR24 around that time.
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.

What's the runway useage plan? Landers on 28L/10R? Departure 28R/10L? Or fully mixed usage?

If 28s are in use then the right side (north runway) is used for departures. If 10s in use then it's the south runway for departures.

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.