Exiting from departures

slave1

Funny one, I may have to hand-hold someone onto a flight in Dublin airport, no problem in buying a cheap RA ticket to get me through departures but I'm not flying anywhere.
I don't want to presume I can exit from departures but surely this is possible, bound to be folk getting calls etc. while waiting in departures and deciding not to board.
Anyone done this in Dublin airport?

shanemort

you can just walk right out if you want, I would contact daa first though depending on your reasons they may allow you through without a ticket if your helping a granny or simlar. You may only need ID rather than buy a ticket

mikedragon32

A crowd called OCS deal with passengers who have special requirements. They can meet you landside and take the passenger through and even on to the flight.

http://www.dublinairport.com/gns/at-the-airport/reduced-mobility.aspx

Badgermonkey

In the States it's possible to accompany family members through security to the gate then return landside.

Family Going on a Trip? You Can Walk them All the Way to the Boarding Gate if You Ask
Matthew Rogers — We all like walking our loved ones or family members through the airport terminal when they're leaving on a trip, but there are times when it'd be nice to accompany them past the ominous security checkpoint on the way to the boarding gates. Here's the good news: You can accompany them if you ask nicely and have a good reason to be there. The downside is that you'll have to go through security just like they will.
Airlines allow for "companions" to acquire what's called a "gate pass," which allows you to walk your traveling loved ones all the way to the final gate. To get one, just speak with the airline rep at the ticket desk, and try to have the actual ticket-holders with you at the time. The catch is that you'll need to present a valid reason for wanting to be there, since those gates are crowded enough as it is.

Valid reasons aren't hard to come by, though. If a wife or husband is flying, there's really no reason the other wouldn't be allowed to accompany them—you can always say it's an anxiety problem. Gate passes are given more or less automatically to the parent of a child that's traveling as an unaccompanied minor, and the same goes for people seeing off their elderly parents, since it's reasonable to see that they'd need help.

It's also a good idea to speak to the airline's ticket desk earlier than just an hour before the flight, just in case a manager has to handle the request, and you'll definitely want to have proper identification with you.

http://lifehacker.com/5809860/family-going-on-a-trip-you-can-walk-them-all-the-way-to-the-boarding-gate-if-you-ask