Dublin Airport - Terminal 2

eia340600 · 25-11-2010 6:27pm

longhalloween wrote: »

A staged opening is good for passengers but murder on retailers.

Well the rent they pay is a percentage of the money they make, so they shouldn't be losing out too badly.

KL892 · 27-11-2010 1:52pm

Two photos from another forum

Plowman · 27-11-2010 1:57pm

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omg a kitty · 27-11-2010 2:02pm

they have to be

KL892 · 27-11-2010 2:15pm

I agree - must have been taken today.

I also found these photos just now...

More Here: http://www.moodiereport.com/document.php?c_id=1113&doc_id=25870

Chris_5339762 · 27-11-2010 5:52pm

KL892 wrote: »

Two photos from another forum

Looks to me like they made absolutely no effort to grit/salt/clear any of the snow and ice, instead letting the passing cars do it.

lord lucan · 27-11-2010 7:17pm

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Looks to me like they made absolutely no effort to grit/salt/clear any of the snow and ice, instead letting the passing cars do it.

I left T1 at 22.00 last night and they had the departures road,approach roads and paths gritted. You'd never have thought it this morning but they definitely were gritted.

Mr Simpson · 28-11-2010 6:29pm

lord lucan wrote: »

I left T1 at 22.00 last night and they had the departures road,approach roads and paths gritted. You'd never have thought it this morning but they definitely were gritted.

Yep, when I left t1 yesterday all the paths and roads were very well gritted and swept, they don't seem to have kept up with it though.

saeglopur · 29-11-2010 1:21am

MICKEYG wrote: »

I agree so why are they not doing it. All they are doing is testing that the planes can dock at the new pier, the air bridges work and that people can walk along the pier. Other than that they are using the T1 facilities (am assuming baggage is taken off the plane and put into the T1 system directly). They have yet to use check in, baggage movement from check in to plane and from plane to carousel in T2. At some stage they need to do this. I would have thought it would have been done by now witha few flighst and then ramp it up if thinsg go well.

Ive heard that ei arent happy with the baggage system yet so it is still in the testing phase. Unlike elements of boarding you cant really test the baggage system with 'live' bags but behind the scenes trials are ongoing. Remember due to the full CBP requirements in T2 the baggage system is alot more complicated than a normal baggage belt system.

spacetweek · 06-12-2010 7:38pm

Guys, I'm confused. I flew with AL from Brussels to Dublin on Saturday but we landed at Terminal 1. What's that about? One of the main reasons I booked with AL was so that I wouldn't have to use their shtty T1 anymore.

lord lucan · 06-12-2010 8:37pm

spacetweek wrote: »

Guys, I'm confused. I flew with AL from Brussels to Dublin on Saturday but we landed at Terminal 1. What's that about? One of the main reasons I booked with AL was so that I wouldn't have to use their shtty T1 anymore.

EI are only gradually ramping up their operations at T2. It'll be the new year before all their operations start the move to T2 fulltime.

Jayuu · 07-12-2010 11:45pm

I've just checked Dublin Airport's live information and according to it the only arrivals and departures in Terminal 2 are the Etihad flights.

I can't believe this is the case so I'm wondering is it a case of flights arriving and departing in Terminal 2 but that you have to transfer to or from Terminal 1 first. While I have posted in favour of a staggered ramp-up this would seem to be an incredibly slow process.

Has anybody here actually been on a flight (other than Etihad) that has arrived at or departed from Terminal 2?

lord lucan · 08-12-2010 2:07am

There were people checking in in T2 yesterday for EI flights. 3 flights were due out,to Bucharest,Madrid & Munich. Decision was only made around 12.00 i think so the DAA probably didn't update the live departures on their website.

BrianD · 13-12-2010 12:48am

They certainly didn't update their passenger travel advice on Wednesday last! Flew out of T2 unexpectadly with EI to Munich. The terminal is very impressive - however you expect tumbleweed to drift across as people are thin on the ground. Also there's a lack of retail and food concessions. Plenty of helpful customer service staff on hand though.

We found out that if you have checked in online you can still go through the security control in T1 and then walk over T2. Walk is about 10-15 min. Apparently, they wo't allow regular check ins at T1 for T2. Makes sense I suppose but you would think with the transition that they would allow both.

cournioni · 13-12-2010 11:31am

Will be heading off to NY with Aerlingus on the 30th of this month, does anyone know if it will be open to these flights at that stage? Would love to see the new terminal, fed up of looking at the other one!

Alun · 13-12-2010 11:41am

BrianD wrote: »

Flew out of T2 unexpectadly with EI to Munich. The terminal is very impressive - however you expect tumbleweed to drift across as people are thin on the ground. Also there's a lack of retail and food concessions.

We did the same last weekend. Agree about the tumbleweed comment, but as we'd arrived waaay too early because of the snow, my wife went on a bit of a wander around and found a few retail outlets on the next floor up from the gates with a lot of very bored looking assistants. There was no signposting in the gate areas indicating they were there though that we could see.

Also fell flat on my arse walking down the brand new shiny rubber flooring material in the airbridge

Plowman · 13-12-2010 3:44pm

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Alun · 13-12-2010 3:45pm

Plowman wrote: »

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Apart from the other hundred or so people boarding the plane that is.

Plowman · 13-12-2010 3:54pm

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JupiterKid · 13-12-2010 4:01pm

Are the check-ins at T2 being used now? And is T2 taking arrivals as well as departures now?

The "phasing in" of T2 seems painfully slow...:(

oddiot · 13-12-2010 8:51pm

cournioni wrote: »

Will be heading off to NY with Aerlingus on the 30th of this month, does anyone know if it will be open to these flights at that stage? Would love to see the new terminal, fed up of looking at the other one!

No. The US immigration won't be opening there until Jan, so your flight will leave from T1. You can pop in to the departures building of T2 for a look though now it's open.

lord lucan · 13-12-2010 11:42pm

JupiterKid wrote: »

Are the check-ins at T2 being used now? And is T2 taking arrivals as well as departures now?

The "phasing in" of T2 seems painfully slow...:(

There were 5 EI flights today along with an EY flight. Check-ins in T2 happening as well as arrivals. EI management decide on what flights and how many,come and go based on how happy they are with the operation of the terminal building. I'd expect once xmas is over that things will gather pace rapidly,i think there's a worry about operating out of 2 terminals,hence the slow ramp up in operations.

Setanta_og · 14-12-2010 8:09pm

There has to be contributory Negligence on your part Alun JUST IN CASE

bbbbb · 14-12-2010 8:27pm

Jayuu wrote: »

I've just checked Dublin Airport's live information and according to it the only arrivals and departures in Terminal 2 are the Etihad flights.

I can't believe this is the case so I'm wondering is it a case of flights arriving and departing in Terminal 2 but that you have to transfer to or from Terminal 1 first. While I have posted in favour of a staggered ramp-up this would seem to be an incredibly slow process.

Has anybody here actually been on a flight (other than Etihad) that has arrived at or departed from Terminal 2?

Just checked the arrivals for the next 24 hrs
http://flights.dublinairport.com/arrivals.asp
Only one flight from Etihad, still a slow ramp up then!

lord lucan · 14-12-2010 9:54pm

bbbbb wrote: »

Just checked the arrivals for the next 24 hrs
http://flights.dublinairport.com/arrivals.asp
Only one flight from Etihad, still a slow ramp up then!

They won't have the arrivals for T2 on the live arrivals board as a decision is only made each morning on which flights will arrive at T2. That's what i understand anyway. Similar for departures.

EI upped their numbers of departures from T2 to 5 a day as of yesterday. Seems to be EI 606,334,162,109 & 356 at the minute though that's liable to change.

Mr Simpson · 15-12-2010 5:24pm

Just saw this in the indo this morning Link

dowlingm · 20-12-2010 4:26am

Pretty busy today

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L1011 · 20-12-2010 8:50am

Been a long time since there were BA operated flights in to Dublin!

Shhh · 21-12-2010 10:39pm

oddiot wrote: »

No. The US immigration won't be opening there until Jan, so your flight will leave from T1. You can pop in to the departures building of T2 for a look though now it's open.

I heard feb for US immigration.. all other aerlingus flights in jan.

Elessar · 29-12-2010 12:09am

Shhh wrote: »

I heard feb for US immigration.. all other aerlingus flights in jan.

All sorts of dates being handed out for CBP go-live. The latest I was told (from a US customs officer in T2 today) is 19th Jan.

FreudianSlippers · 30-12-2010 12:30pm

Flew into DUB this morning from ORD. Disappointed that T2 is not in use. I sat for 30+ mins on the runway waiting for a gate to open up in T1 because the airport is so busy these days.

KenHy · 30-12-2010 12:36pm

MYOB wrote: »

Been a long time since there were BA operated flights in to Dublin!

Not that long, I flew into Dublin on a BA flight last year!

L1011 · 30-12-2010 5:15pm

KenHy wrote: »

Not that long, I flew into Dublin on a BA flight last year!

On a BA plane? They and KLM generally don't operate out of Dublin at all, you check in and get boarding passes as if you're with them.... and plonk your arse on an Aer Lingus seat.

DrFluff · 01-01-2011 7:40pm

According to the US' Dept. of Homeland Security website, it looks like CBP IS due to go live in T2 on Jan 19th. Check out the following link:

http://www.dhs.gov/ynews/releases/pr_1293737568851.shtm

KenHy · 02-01-2011 3:20pm

MYOB wrote: »

On a BA plane? They and KLM generally don't operate out of Dublin at all, you check in and get boarding passes as if you're with them.... and plonk your arse on an Aer Lingus seat.

Yep, was a BA plane in March 2009. Flew from Gatwick into Dublin.

L1011 · 02-01-2011 4:14pm

KenHy wrote: »

Yep, was a BA plane in March 2009. Flew from Gatwick into Dublin.

Must have been a problem with Aer Lingus stock-wise.

tippilot · 02-01-2011 9:06pm

BA did operate a Dub-LGW service. Not a codeshare with EI. Equipment was a 733. It was discontinued not long after March 2009.

runway16 · 03-01-2011 7:02am

tippilot wrote: »

BA did operate a Dub-LGW service. Not a codeshare with EI. Equipment was a 733. It was discontinued not long after March 2009.

They also operated London City to Dublin in competition with Cityjet until late 2009.

The British airways Gatwick - Dublin route operated for many years using Boeing 737's, and previously BAe 146 aircraft.

enda1 · 03-01-2011 2:23pm

Is their any ramp-up time-line available?

Any cut-off date after which all Aer Lingus flights will be Terminal 2?

lord lucan · 03-01-2011 8:33pm

enda1 wrote: »

Is their any ramp-up time-line available?

Any cut-off date after which all Aer Lingus flights will be Terminal 2?

Last i heard was EI will start ramping up things next week(week beginning January 10th). At the moment there's an average of 5 outbound and 5 inbound EI flights a day from T2. I'd expect that to rise to around 15 outbound and 15 inbound every day from next week. Assuming no problems i'd say they'll move everything relatively quickly after that.

Transatlantics are due to start on January 19th. I'd say they'll start with 2 or 3 outbound and inbound a day initially until they're happy everything is running as it should and then proceed to move the lot over.

All told i'd say everything should be moved over by the end of February/early March.

runway16 · 03-01-2011 11:12pm

enda1 wrote: »

Is their any ramp-up time-line available?

Any cut-off date after which all Aer Lingus flights will be Terminal 2?

In the reservation systems, it is shown that Heathrow and Gatwick Flights are due to move on the 11th January, so that will be approximately 17 departures per day and an equal number of arrivals. It is likely some other selected flights will also use T2 and will be chosen on the day as has been the case so far.

The airlines are being less commital on transatlatic services - in the booking systems all are listed as using Terminal 1 for some months yet, but that is probably because US CBP have been pretty shifty regarding an opening date for that facility. If confirmed as the 19th Jan, than I would expect EI will move JFK over first, followed quickly by the remainder, with other carriers to follow soon after.

L1011 · 03-01-2011 11:16pm

runway16 wrote: »

They also operated London City to Dublin in competition with Cityjet until late 2009.

The British airways Gatwick - Dublin route operated for many years using Boeing 737's, and previously BAe 146 aircraft.

I stand corrected. Still, the planes during the ice were probably the first BA planes to land at DUB in that time, then...

runway16 · 04-01-2011 12:03am

MYOB wrote: »

I stand corrected. Still, the planes during the ice were probably the first BA planes to land at DUB in that time, then...

BA do divert into Dublin on occasion, but it is quite rare. They seem to prefer SNN for that purpose. I think you are probably right and that is the first BA aircraft in since about late 2009.

oharach · 04-01-2011 11:58am

lord lucan wrote: »

Transatlantics are due to start on January 19th. I'd say they'll start with 2 or 3 outbound and inbound a day initially until they're happy everything is running as it should and then proceed to move the lot over.

runway16 wrote: »

The airlines are being less commital on transatlatic services - in the booking systems all are listed as using Terminal 1 for some months yet, but that is probably because US CBP have been pretty shifty regarding an opening date for that facility. If confirmed as the 19th Jan, than I would expect EI will move JFK over first, followed quickly by the remainder, with other carriers to follow soon after.

I'd say it's pretty unlikely that US CBP will operate two facilities at the same time. This will probably mean that the ramp up will be pretty swift, as any flights remaining in T1 for the time being will have to go through full immigration in the US.

lord lucan · 04-01-2011 12:15pm

oharach wrote: »

I'd say it's pretty unlikely that US CBP will operate two facilities at the same time. This will probably mean that the ramp up will be pretty swift, as any flights remaining in T1 for the time being will have to go through full immigration in the US.

I'm thinking they may leave the afternoon flights that currently don't clear immigration here alone until they're happy that everything is ok. Basically it'd be all the morning flights moving over.

someday2010 · 06-01-2011 3:25pm

Will aerlingus be operating flights to the uk from T2 and any idea when they will switch over?

runway16 · 06-01-2011 3:28pm

Yes, Aerlingus will switch all their flights to T2 eventually. Flights to London Heathrow and Gatwick switch over on January 11th, remaining short haul flights by february.

It was my first time in T2 today, and I have to say, its marvellous. I havent been that impressed by a building since I was in Kuala Lumper's amazing airport terminal.

They have done an amazing job - it is up there with the world's best terminals.

royan · 09-01-2011 6:37pm

runway16 wrote: »

Flights to London Heathrow and Gatwick switch over on January 11th, remaining short haul flights by february.

I spoke to a rep on their reservations desk yesterday after dropping off my SiL - they said that they've not yet been given any schedule for moving over. There are a few flights a day coming into T2 but it doesn't seem to be to any particular plan.

lord lucan · 09-01-2011 8:36pm

royan wrote: »

I spoke to a rep on their reservations desk yesterday after dropping off my SiL - they said that they've not yet been given any schedule for moving over. There are a few flights a day coming into T2 but it doesn't seem to be to any particular plan.

Definitely EI London flights starting tuesday,17 inbound and 17 outbound from tuesday. 1 Delta in and 1 out(checking in in T2,departing from T1).

Looks like some of the other retailers and food concessions are gearing up for launch on tuesday too.

ongarboy · 10-01-2011 4:49pm

lord lucan wrote: »

Definitely EI London flights starting tuesday,17 inbound and 17 outbound from tuesday. 1 Delta in and 1 out(checking in in T2,departing from T1).

Looks like some of the other retailers and food concessions are gearing up for launch on tuesday too.

Dublin Airport press release says Delta will start using T2 from tomorrow (Jan 11th) for all it's services (JFK and Atlanta). I guess the plan is for a gradual build up of usage of the new US Immigration/Pre-clearance facility rather than transferring all the US airlines in one go so that they can comfortably iron out teething problems whilst there are smaller numbers using the facility.

I wonder how Delta passengers are being notified as 24 hours seems short notice and I don't expect all of them to be actively consulting the net for this type of information!

Dublin Airport - Terminal 2

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