Dublin Airport - Terminal 2

irishdub14 · 06-02-2010 10:49am

Like the new pics, but would love to see one of the extremely long Pier E corridor...! Must look very impressive!

Bluetonic · 08-02-2010 4:48pm

I see passengers arriving at Pier B (300 gates) will be able to use Terminal 2 baggage reclaim, passport control and customs by use of a new air bridge being built.

The bridge will start at the main part of Pier B where the gates & US Border Control is, run along side Pier B shopping, then parallel to the back of Terminal 1 before joining Pier C.

Plowman · 15-02-2010 10:40pm

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Chris_5339762 · 15-02-2010 11:05pm

Nice. But I wish they'd realise that NOONE will use the stairs and everyone will use the escalators.

Roryhy · 15-02-2010 11:17pm

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Nice. But I wish they'd realise that NOONE will use the stairs and everyone will use the escalators.

And whats about when the escalator is broken and needs to be worked on?

Plowman · 16-02-2010 12:34am

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Tech3 · 16-02-2010 1:41am

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Nice. But I wish they'd realise that NOONE will use the stairs and everyone will use the escalators.

A few auld ones would be scared of using the escalators. There has to be an alternative.

Poster King · 16-02-2010 2:21pm

tech2 wrote: »

A few auld ones would be scared of using the escalators. There has to be an alternative.

I always use a stairs if it is available as long as I don't have a large bag with me and I always see lots of other people using the stairs too. It is usually quicker and keeps you fitter.

veryangryman · 16-02-2010 3:18pm

Poster King wrote: »

I always use a stairs if it is available as long as I don't have a large bag with me and I always see lots of other people using the stairs too. It is usually quicker and keeps you fitter.

Ha! Auld!

nordydan · 16-02-2010 4:05pm

tech2 wrote: »

A few auld ones would be scared of using the escalators. There has to be an alternative.

There a lot of non-auld people who are afraid of escalators. Not sure why but there you go!

Bluetonic · 16-02-2010 8:35pm

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

Nice. But I wish they'd realise that NOONE will use the stairs and everyone will use the escalators.

Ridiculous. The stairs in T1 is used all the time.

mysterious · 17-02-2010 2:27am

I hope they don't put those ****ing naked radiation cattle scanning scanners in this airport.

Utter disgrace that is and would turn me off the arcitecture of the Airport and even flying if they dare make me go through one of those things. I will not allow myself to be treated like that. Nor do I want to endanger my health so airport security can see whats in my pants. I mean it would be guess work whats in my pants. But ya know.

Who volunteers to strip at security point? They want our naked bodies, let them see it?

mysterious · 17-02-2010 2:30am

Bluetonic wrote: »

Ridiculous. The stairs in T1 is used all the time.

What is the world coming too, when people are worried over using the stairs to the esculater. This is a classic example as to how ****ed we have become in society..:rolleyes:

OMG i now have a pain in my head that i want to make it go away.

Go away headache. But I do agree about the stairs most sane people don't give a elf about using the stairs. It's lazyness that I have a problem with.

Chris_5339762 · 17-02-2010 10:02pm

The full body scanners work off backscatter x-rays and give you the same radiation dose as being on a standard flight for two minutes.

Bluetonic · 17-02-2010 11:08pm

mysterious wrote: »

What is the world coming too, when people are worried over using the stairs to the esculater. This is a classic example as to how ****ed we have become in society..:rolleyes:

OMG i now have a pain in my head that i want to make it go away.

Go away headache. But I do agree about the stairs most sane people don't give a elf about using the stairs. It's lazyness that I have a problem with.

etchyed · 17-02-2010 11:47pm

mysterious wrote: »

What is the world coming too, when people are worried over using the stairs to the esculater. This is a classic example as to how ****ed we have become in society..:rolleyes:

OMG i now have a pain in my head that i want to make it go away.

Go away headache. But I do agree about the stairs most sane people don't give a elf about using the stairs. It's lazyness that I have a problem with.

Plowman · 17-03-2010 1:00pm

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crushproof · 02-04-2010 2:00am

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WHSmith? Thought Easons got the contract for airport book shops?

L1011 · 02-04-2010 7:58am

crushproof wrote: »

WHSmith? Thought Easons got the contract for airport book shops?

The existing ones (ex Hughes&Hughes) in T1 are / will be Eason.

WHS are in Ireland already - in Shannon.

zootroid · 02-04-2010 8:22am

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Looks good, glad to see they've got airbridges, and it's good they're segregating arriving and departing passengers. The last time I flew into Dublin was last November, I had to walk down the steps from the plane in the rain, across the tarmac to the terminal, and once inside, try get past people who were waiting to fly somewhere. Looks very unprofessional, and doesn't create a good first impression of Ireland. Hopefully this will help change that.

Plowman · 02-04-2010 11:40am

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cnocbui · 02-04-2010 12:10pm

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

The full body scanners work off backscatter x-rays and give you the same radiation dose as being on a standard flight for two minutes.

Yes, and there are qualified radiologists who have stated that there is no safe amount of x-ray exposure for women of reproductive age.

But leaving that aside, there have been no clinical studies of the effects of either backscatter scanners or those using terahertz rays. The latter is a real worry as they are quite literally just 'guessing' they are safe because their safety has only been determined by extrapolation from other electromagnetic frequencies for which there is data.

However that extrapolation has already been thrown into doubt by researchers at Los Alamos National laboratories who have suggested that terahertz frequencies might have a resonance effect in relation to DNA and can tear it apart - something the previous guesses and extrapolations never predicted.

http://medgadget.com/archives/2010/01/study_looks_into_potential_side_effects_of_terahertz_full_body_scanner_technology.html

Any parent who has children might have cause for concern about these technologies.:

A Heathrow Airport security guard was given a police warning after he was allegedly caught staring at images of a female colleague in a body scanner.
The 25-year-old worker was quizzed by police over alleged remarks he made to his co-worker after she entered a scanner by mistake.
The incident took place at Terminal 5 on 10 March.

I do have sympathies for this man:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srH5-siea3Q

irishdub14 · 02-04-2010 12:19pm

zootroid wrote: »

Looks good, glad to see they've got airbridges, and it's good they're segregating arriving and departing passengers. The last time I flew into Dublin was last November, I had to walk down the steps from the plane in the rain, across the tarmac to the terminal, and once inside, try get past people who were waiting to fly somewhere. Looks very unprofessional, and doesn't create a good first impression of Ireland. Hopefully this will help change that.

What happened to the Pier D airbridges, the plan was to have like 12 airbridges or something....!!?? They've kind of ruined Pier D by not putting them in, it may as well be Pier A.

Plowman · 02-04-2010 12:32pm

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irishdub14 · 22-04-2010 7:27pm

Brand new construction pictures on the website, looking great!

http://www.dublinairportauthority.com/TDA/Image_Bank/t2_construction_gallery.html

citycentre · 22-04-2010 11:33pm

Wow, the interior is shaping up to be a fantastically elegant, spectacular space... Using those stretched material panels on the ceiling is genius, creating an incredibly smooth, clean lined effect. While I think the exterior is a little bit clumsy looking (although beautifully put together) the interior is really going to be something to be proud of.

Also the new signage throughout the airport is fantastic, the graphics, colours and fonts work brilliantly - a huge improvement on all the yellow that used to be there!

RadarControl · 03-05-2010 12:23pm

I got an email from Etihad Airways the other day announcing the opening of their own Premium Lounge in T2. Will be interesting to see what Aer Lingus or any of the rest offer. I presume AA customers will be allowed use the lounge since they have a codeshare agreement.

The new lounge will offer Etihad’s premium customers a range of top quality facilities and services, including workstations, a prayer room, a relaxing seating area with Italian leather chairs, a selection of foods from around the world and luxurious bathroom and shower facilities.

jasonbourne123 · 25-05-2010 5:27pm

Heard today that the Daa will be setting up a new company called Dublin Airport Services limited to run T2. Under this new company there will be no fulltime security screeners instead they will have passenger service agents. These agents will work in customer service, information desk, administration tasks aswell as security screening. This sounds unreal to me with the threat of terrorism you need fulltime security screeners. Dose anybody have any info on this?

rameire · 25-05-2010 7:56pm

jasonbourne123 wrote: »

Heard today that the Daa will be setting up a new company called Dublin Airport Services limited to run T2. Under this new company there will be no fulltime security screeners instead they will have passenger service agents. These agents will work in customer service, information desk, administration tasks aswell as security screening. This sounds unreal to me with the threat of terrorism you need fulltime security screeners. Dose anybody have any info on this?

they are probably named that so when the company want to move some of them to another area in the business they wont have to get the unions in to negotiate a hardship or relocation charge.
makes business sense really.

irishdub14 · 19-06-2010 9:21am

DAA have released 2 pages of new pics of T2 (link below), looks amazing, especially the baggage reclaim with the heather coloured panels and wavy ceiling!

Theres also more news articles, finally.

http://www.dublinairportauthority.com/tda/Image_Bank/t2_construction_gallery.html

Spanish Eyes · 19-06-2010 9:30am

The Terminal looks fantastic. Full marks to the architects and designers. Am looking forward to using it in July.

On a separate note, does anyone know if there will be a smoking area in T2?

The OH is a smoker and discovered a new smoking area on a terrace upstairs near Burger King in the old Terminal. I think they put this in because folks were running late for flights as they were having a cig up to the very last minute outside.

Just wondered, as in my OHs case it seems a cruel and unusual punishment not to be able to have a puff anywhere once you go airside. This is particularly difficult if the flight is delayed.

Thanks!

Amtmann · 19-06-2010 11:38am

So, which airlines have committed to using terminal two? Will it be mostly for European flights or transatlantic ones? And which airlines will continue to use T1?

irishdub14 · 19-06-2010 1:19pm

Furet wrote: »

So, which airlines have committed to using terminal two? Will it be mostly for European flights or transatlantic ones? And which airlines will continue to use T1?

As far as I know ALL transatlantic services will operate from T2, while all European and other short haul services will be in T1. While Aer Lingus havent officially said anything yet, half of the check in desks are being branded with their colours... and Emirates have begun creating their luxury airport lounge... American, Continental (United Airlines), Delta, Air Canada, US Airways, Air Transat etc should all switch over to T2, although I'm not sure if they've made official announcements yet.

df1985 · 19-06-2010 2:37pm

looks great, just hope its not affected by the usual thing with irish buildings.....once the bulb goes thats it and we're left with half lit up ceilings etc.

steve-o · 19-06-2010 7:29pm

That "Gates 407-422" sign looks daft in that position considering 4 of the gates are right there.

irishdub14 · 19-06-2010 9:17pm

steve-o wrote: »

That "Gates 407-422" sign looks daft in that position considering 4 of the gates are right there.

The picture is quite deceiving tho, the gates are quite spread apart, its just the angle at which the pic was taken, although I do agree, the signs in the middle arnt really necessary...!

eia340600 · 22-06-2010 2:03am

irishdub14 wrote: »

As far as I know ALL transatlantic services will operate from T2, while all European and other short haul services will be in T1. While Aer Lingus havent officially said anything yet, half of the check in desks are being branded with their colours... and Emirates have begun creating their luxury airport lounge... American, Continental (United Airlines), Delta, Air Canada, US Airways, Air Transat etc should all switch over to T2, although I'm not sure if they've made official announcements yet.

So far all transatlantic services, with the exclusion of Aer Lingus, have confirmed that they will use T2.All European flights will NOT operate from T1. Any short-haul carrier that wishes can operate from T2 and carriers including Cityjet, BMI, Aer Lingus and Lufthansa are expected to do so with at least some of their flights.Emirates dosen't operate from Dublin but Etihad are currently fitting their lounge.:)

irishdub14 · 22-06-2010 9:04am

eia340600 wrote: »

So far all transatlantic services, with the exclusion of Aer Lingus, have confirmed that they will use T2.All European flights will NOT operate from T1. Any short-haul carrier that wishes can operate from T2 and carriers including Cityjet, BMI, Aer Lingus and Lufthansa are expected to do so with at least some of their flights.Emirates dosen't operate from Dublin but Etihad are currently fitting their lounge.:)

Interesting, thanks. Oops, I meant Etihad, i'm easily mixed up! :P

kippy · 22-06-2010 9:09am

It looks like most other brand new terminals tbh. Nothin extra special about it and no need for anything extra special to be honest.
Its a badly needed piece of infrastructure.

A quick one,
does anyone here think that Dublin airport needs a second active runway or is that feasible?

Plowman · 22-06-2010 10:16am

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Cool Mo D · 22-06-2010 10:42am

kippy wrote: »

A quick one,
does anyone here think that Dublin airport needs a second active runway or is that feasible?

As far as I remember, the DAA applied for planning permission for a second runway, and got it, but were unhappy with the amount of restrictions associated with it, so they were about to appeal. Then the drop in passenger numbers with the recession meant it was kicked into the long grass.

They could certainly do with extending the current one at least.

markpb · 22-06-2010 10:58am

I'm not sure if this has been posted already. DAA are advertising in the national papers that they are looking for volunteers for participate in operational trials. There's even a draw for a €5,000 prize - linky

Jayuu · 22-06-2010 3:16pm

Signed up for it. Doing nothing at the moment so why not?

irishdub14 · 23-06-2010 6:30pm

500 New Jobs For T2

Dublin Airport Authority is to create more than 500 jobs at Terminal Two in Dublin Airport.

In April, the DAA announced that at least 400 retail jobs will be created when T2 opens in November.

These new jobs will bring the total full-time equivalent jobs to 900.

The 500 new staff will be responsible for all passenger services and facilities management at T2.

The new employees will be involved in jobs such as security, cleaning, customer service, and passenger processing.

T2's main construction phase is now effectively complete and the DAA has started to commission and test the new facility.

The DAA is also seeking volunteers for its full-scale trials later in the summer.

The 900 jobs are full-time equivalents, but given the nature of Airport operations the total employed will be well over 1,000 as the jobs will be a mixture of full and part-time positions.

Elsewhere, the DAA Chief Executive has been criticised for receiving a bonus payment of €51,000 last year, despite the authority making a €13m loss.

Under sustained questioning from Independent Senator Shane Ross at an Oireachtas Committee hearing today, Declan Collier said he got the bonus for achieving objectives set by the company's remuneration committee.

Mr Collier said the bonus was not entirely related to the financial performance of the company.

Mr Collier also said that the new staff recruited for T2 will be on different terms and conditions than those who are currently working in Terminal One.

He was responding to Labour's Tommy Broughan, who asked if it was true the new staff going into T2 would be on significantly less pay than existing staff in the airport.

Mr Collier said that the terms had been agreed with staff and their representatives.

The Labour TD also criticised the amount Mr Collier is paid.

Mr Collier replied that his pay had been reduced by 26% in the last two years.

RTE NEWS

http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0623/dublinairport.html

korpy · 23-06-2010 6:45pm

where are these jobs advertised?

Bluetonic · 23-06-2010 8:51pm

korpy wrote: »

where are these jobs advertised?

You'd have to hazard a guess that their website would be the place.

JupiterKid · 23-06-2010 10:11pm

Signed up for the trials also. I just want to get a good sneak preview of the new terminal.:)

I don't agree with those who think that T2 is an unaffordable luxury now that we in the depths of recession. It was a badly needed piece of infrastructure and is required for the future.

It also projects a much better image of the country than the jumbled mess that is Terminal 1.

BluntGuy · 23-06-2010 11:14pm

JupiterKid wrote: »

It also projects a much better image of the country than the jumbled mess that is Terminal 1.

+1

Absolutely. While I'd agree with the sentiment expressed earlier that T2 is similar in many respects to other new modern terminal buildings, it's still a fine-looking structure. I hope it functions as well as it looks.

Dublin Airport - Terminal 2

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