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T2 Opening date

  • 21-10-2010 2:29pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 453 ✭✭


    T2 To Be Opened On November 19October 21, 2010

    Dublin Airport’s new passenger terminal Terminal 2 (T2) will open on a phased basis during November, the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has confirmed.

    The formal opening ceremony for Terminal 2 will take place on Friday, November 19 and the first official flight will arrive that day. Airlines that are using the new terminal will begin transferring their services to T2 from Tuesday, November 23.

    The phased ramp up to full operations will continue during late November and into early December as Aer Lingus, Etihad Airways and the various American carriers transfer their entire Dublin operations into Terminal 2. During this ramp up period, Aer Lingus will operate from both terminals, and will communicate directly with passengers regarding which terminal to use.

    “After all the planning and hard work of the past four years, the DAA is delighted that we are now so close to the commencement of operations at Terminal 2 and we looking forward to welcoming the travelling public to their new terminal,” said DAA Chief Executive Declan Collier. “The opening of Terminal 2 will transform the travel experience throughout Dublin Airport and will offer passengers the type of facilities, comfort and space they have been seeking for many years,” Mr Collier added.

    “It has always been our intention to open Terminal 2 on a phased basis and we have been working closely with our airline customers, ground handlers and the various State agencies in recent months to ensure a smooth transition,” Mr Collier said.

    Aer Lingus intends to commence its London services from Terminal 2 on November 23 and plans to operate all its other short haul services from T2 from November 30.

    Etihad Airways plans to begin operating its service to Abu Dhabi from Terminal 2 on November 23, while transatlantic services operated by Aer Lingus, Delta, Continental Airlines and US Airways are planned to commence operations from T2 on December 7.

    Initially, US flights will operate with the existing immigration pre-inspection regime. The new full US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) system will commence operations at Dublin Airport early in the New Year. The timing of the commencement of US-bound services from Terminal 2 remains subject to final agreement with the US state agencies.

    Dublin Airport’s other US carrier, American Airlines, will begin operating from T2 when it resumes its Irish services next spring.

    The commissioning, testing and trialling of the various systems in Terminal 2 has been underway for 18 months and will continue until November 19, when the new terminal will be officially opened by An Taoiseach, Brian Cowen T.D. As part of this testing phase, a number of live test flights will operate through the new terminal from early November.



    “During the past four months, more than three thousand volunteers have participated in several public trials of the new terminal,” Mr Collier said. “These public trials were an essential part of the programme to prepare Terminal 2 for full operations and the DAA would like to again thank the thousands of members of the general public who gave up their time to help us put the new terminal through its paces in advance of its opening next month.”

    Aside from the public trials, the DAA has also completed about 20 other large passenger trials using its staff, as well as those from the airlines and ground handlers who will be operating from Terminal 2. “All the various systems in the new terminal including the baggage system, safety, security, and building management have also been meticulously tested and those tests are continuing,” according to Mr Collier.

    From November, the DAA and its airline partners will be communicating in more detail with passengers to inform them about which airlines will operate from T2, the planned transfer of services and how best to use the new facility.


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Oliver1985


    2 terminals a disaster waiting to happen!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭etchyed


    Oliver1985 wrote: »
    2 terminals a disaster waiting to happen!!!
    Very constructive.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Oliver1985


    etchyed wrote: »
    Very constructive.

    listen no need to bite my head off i just ment you know how people are they wont be able to get there heads round it!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 674 ✭✭✭etchyed


    Oliver1985 wrote: »
    listen no need to bite my head off i just ment you know how people are they wont be able to get there heads round it!!!
    I'm very sorry, I'm not really with it today. I thought you were making some sort of throwaway comment about the two terminals having too much capacity without expanding on it. People who do that irritate me.

    Now that I do understand you, I agree, I can see a good few missed flights during Aer Lingus's transition phase. I assume their "direct contact" will constitute an email and people have a tendency to ignore those.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,326 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    Oliver1985 wrote: »
    listen no need to bite my head off i just ment you know how people are they wont be able to get there heads round it!!!

    Heathrow has 5 terminals - it'll say which terminal you need to go to on your ticket, its not a new concept and anyone who has flown through a large airport will be familiar with the concept

    (they're not a huge distance apart either, so anyone showing up to the wrong one will probably have time to correct the error provided they're arriving at the airport reasonably early).


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Oliver1985


    I know about other countrys but in Ireland people cant get there head around how different routes might use the same platform or bus stops different routes!!! :eek:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 125 ✭✭Firehen


    Nice pigeonholing there.

    I'm sure most people will be fine with the process as long as it has the terminal number on their ticket/email.

    The issues people have in Ireland with transport routes usually stem from misinformation from the providers.


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