Passport Control Backed Up.... AND!?

Sam Quentin

This is not a big deal.. some cryers about. Try Copenhagen, Rome FL etc on any normal weekend.

https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/dublin-airport-passport-control-16371357

TheValeyard

Probably only one checkpoint gate open.


Was great back in the days when it was just the gardai doing it. Once they heard your accent you were grand. No waiting no fuss.

Your Face

No, it's not good enough.
We should demand the best for ourselves.

Kermit.de.frog

Been going on for years. Don't know what the problem is.

Enraging if you get stuck in the queue and seeing the e-gates closed.

riffmongous

Never been stuck more than a few minutes there, I'd be pretty pissed if I was waiting for an hour tbh

Spanish Eyes

Software malfunction, or maybe no one on hand to assist new e gate users? Management issue, but you would think that at busy times extra staff would be in place. Anyway....

I am sure there is a valid explanation, but there is nothing worse than arriving in DUB and having to face a huge HUGE Q to get back into your own country!

Beechwoodspark

Went threw the other week

Literally 15/30 secs to go threw.

Obv not enough staff for the bank hol return

Also can I just say I hate the mile walk before u ever even get to the immigration hall

To sum up

Dublin airport is a kip

Hector Savage

What do they expect with cheap ryanair flights and the booms back ?
Everyone is loaded again and is flying off every weekend, expect the consequences ...

Beechwoodspark

Hector Savage wrote: »

What do they expect with cheap ryanair flights and the booms back ?
Everyone is loaded again and is flying off every weekend, expect the consequences ...

This is it

Boxcar_Willie

Why do the DAA insist on routing passengers from UK flights through passport control when this is not necessary ?

CPTM

Kermit.de.frog wrote: »

Been going on for years. Don't know what the problem is

Nah, this is BS. I've been a frequent traveller for years now flying through Dublin every few weeks. I've never waited longer than 5-10 minutes (at worst).

Allinall

That’s the greens for you.

They’ve infiltrated the passport control systems to deliberately piss off travellers ( the good type) in the hope they will think twice about f*cking up the planet next time they contemplate a frivolous trip abroad.

And all you AH feckers voted for them.

Spanish Eyes

Boxcar_Willie wrote: »

Why do the DAA insist on routing passengers from UK flights through passport control when this is not necessary ?

I suppose it is up to DFA. DAA don't make the rules re passport control.

Going to UK I am channelled through a different line, for UK and Ireland Common Travel Area.

Doesn't happen in reverse though!

Allinall

Boxcar_Willie wrote: »

Why do the DAA insist on routing passengers from UK flights through passport control when this is not necessary ?

Of course it’s necessary.

Could be loads of non EU passengers coming off a UK flight.

Beechwoodspark

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

I suppose it is up to DFA.

Going to UK I am channelled through a different line, for UK and Ireland Common Travel Area.

Doesn't happen in reverse though!

Prob would need a separate hall for Uk travel.

The daa head man dalton philips was on RTÉ giving a victory lap interview lately naseauting rubbish.

Daa get the finger out. Clowns running the circus !

floatwinner

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Went threw the other week

Literally 15/30 secs to go threw.

Obv not enough staff for the bank hol return

Also can I just say I hate the mile walk before u ever even get to the immigration hall

To sum up

Dublin airport is a kip

No it's not. Your grammar is a kip though.

Spanish Eyes

Allinall wrote: »

That’s the greens for you.

They’ve infiltrated the passport control systems to deliberately piss off travellers ( the good type) in the hope they will think twice about f*cking up the planet next time they contemplate a frivolous trip abroad.

And all you AH feckers voted for them.

:pac::pac::pac:

CPTM

Actually, it's incredible how well the airport works in general, keeping in mind it was put together and run by some Irish authority somewhere. We didn't make a complete hames of everything I guess!

Beechwoodspark

floatwinner wrote: »

No it's not. Your grammar is a kip though.

Nee naw nee naw

The grammar police are on the beat

Watch out

Nee naw nee naw

Berserker

Boxcar_Willie wrote: »

Why do the DAA insist on routing passengers from UK flights through passport control when this is not necessary ?

How could you avoid going through passport control in Dublin? The likes of Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester are big enough to have alternative exit route for passengers from Irish flights. Don't believe that Dublin has that capacity.

Spanish Eyes

Allinall wrote: »

Of course it’s necessary.

Could be loads of non EU passengers coming off a UK flight.

Same could happen from Ireland to UK couldn't it?

Spanish Eyes

Berserker wrote: »

How could you avoid going through passport control in Dublin. The likes of Gatwick, Heathrow, Manchester are big enough to have alternative exit route for passengers from Irish flights. Don't believe that Dublin has that capacity.

They could if they wanted to. But I think DFA has the reins.

Charlie Flanagan is the man to lobby!

Beechwoodspark

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

They could if they wanted to. But I think DFA has the reins.

Charlie Flanagan is the man to lobby!

Flanagan is not in dfa

It’s shane ross. Transport.

And good luck getting response from him!!

Spanish Eyes

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Nee naw nee naw

The grammar police are on the beat

Watch out

Nee naw nee naw

Ah yer alright, that oul auto correct is a pain.

Spanish Eyes

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Flanagan is not in dfa

It’s shane ross. Transport.

DFA as far as I know are in charge of passport control. Apologies if I am wrong.

Lord Ross is in charge of transport to and from the airport and everywhere else, and has played a blinder, huh.

Beechwoodspark

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

DFA as far as I know are in charge of passport control. Apologies if I am wrong.

Lord Ross is in charge of transport to and from the airport and everywhere else, and has played a blinder, huh.

I am talking about extending or having a separate hall for Uk Irish travel like someone was suggesting

That is shane ross and the daa. Dalton philips

He was on giving a victory lap interview on RTÉ lately. It was so bad I actually googled him to see who the hell he is.

He’s the chief exec of the daa. Dublin airport authority. Under the dept of transport.

It was self serving nauseating rubbish.

Allinall

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Same could happen from Ireland to UK couldn't it?

Is there not passport checks in UK airports for Irish flights?

They don’t check every passenger but I’m fairly sure they’re there.

Suppose it’s up to each country to put in place their own checks. However, it’s a bit of a stretch to say there is free travel between Ireland and the Uk.

In effect, you need to be able to prove you’re entitled to free travel, which normally means producing a passport.

TheIrishGrover

Flew in from Canada this morning. There were three people on the checks. 90% of the plane was Canadian, thank God so just walked straight on through. But, yeah, the non-EU queue was pretty far back even at about 10:00AM

Spanish Eyes

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

I am talking about extending or having a separate hall for Uk Irish travel like someone was suggesting

That is shane ross and the daa. Dalton philips

He was on giving a victory lap interview on RTlately. It was so bad I actually googled him to see who the hell he is.

He’s the chief exec of the daa. Dublin airport authority. Under the dept of transport.

It was self serving nauseating rubbish.

Well every day's a school day. I didn't realise Ross had that brief.

Spanish Eyes

Allinall wrote: »

Is there not passport checks in UK airports for Irish flights?

They don’t check every passenger but I’m fairly sure they’re there.

Suppose it’s up to each country to put in place their own checks. However, it’s a bit of a stretch to say there is free travel between Ireland and the Uk.

In effect, you need to be able to prove you’re entitled to free travel, which normally means producing a passport.

Separate channel, maybe some spotchecks (profiling), but it is quick.

Beechwoodspark

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Well every day's a school day. I didn't realise Ross had that brief.

He’s over dept of transport. Transport includes roads sea and air

dobman88

Came through there today about 1pm. The long Q was for non EU citizens only. They had staff going along telling people with EU passports to keep going through. They had the electronic gates open too. Only took us about 15 minutes from getting off the plane to getting through passport control.

Spanish Eyes

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

He’s over dept of transport. Transport includes roads sea and air

Well that's me told off lol

Berserker

Allinall wrote: »

Is there not passport checks in UK airports for Irish flights?

Nope, in Heathrow & Gatwick you just walk off the plane and out of the airport. Manchester bus you to the baggage re-claim. Some of the smaller airport, eg Leeds-Bradford have random checks before of the size of the airport. They check non-EU passengers.

CPTM

Allinall wrote: »

Is there not passport checks in UK airports for Irish flights?

They don’t check every passenger but I’m fairly sure they’re there.

Suppose it’s up to each country to put in place their own checks. However, it’s a bit of a stretch to say there is free travel between Ireland and the Uk.

In effect, you need to be able to prove you’re entitled to free travel, which normally means producing a passport.

Nope you get off the flight and brought straight through to the arrivals hall. I do it every two weeks.

Beechwoodspark

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

Well that's me told off lol

Ah no I don’t mean it like that sorry

I just am typing on a phone so kept it brief !!

MrMusician18

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

He’s over dept of transport. Transport includes roads sea and air

Justice are responsible for passport control.

LuckyGent88

Never had any issue in Dublin airport. Max 5 minute wait. Plenty of officers on duty and also the electronic gates were open.

I even left my passport in my handheld luggage last week and they let me through with just my driving licence!!

Spanish Eyes

Beechwoodspark wrote: »

Ah no I don’t mean it like that sorry

I just am typing on a phone so kept it brief !!

No worries, I wasn't getting at you at all. Just having a rant and a laugh.

Something needs to be sorted though.

Beechwoodspark

MrMusician18 wrote: »

Justice are responsible for passport control.

. I am talking about any airport upgrades

Someone was saying about a new hall for Uk arrivals

That’s the daa and dept of transport to get on wirh

Beechwoodspark

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

No worries, I wasn't getting at you at all. Just having a rant and a laugh.

Something needs to be sorted though.

Ah yeah no I agree

Berserker

Anyone know why Dublin stopped using police at the passport control? The police used to be much more efficient.

Beechwoodspark

Berserker wrote: »

Anyone know why Dublin switched from using police at the passport control? The police used to be much more efficient.

They hardly checked is why lol

They just waved everyone threw

Beechwoodspark

My passport was never once checked going back into Dublin until about 4 years ago

From circa 1990-circa 2015 no one ever checked me or asked me anything.

This includes coming and going to England and Europe and two trips to the states.

Could have been literally anyone but nobody checked. At the time I didn’t give a fiddlers. I was threw and out to carpark

Complete Open borders back then it seems

Edit-I’m with my missus and she says same with her over the years. Shambles
Is it any wonder we had so many ppl claiming asylum from late 90s on

Spanish Eyes

Berserker wrote: »

Anyone know why Dublin stopped using police at the passport control? The police used to be much more efficient.

Designed to free the police up to protect us in our homes and communities rather than sitting in an airport.

Worked great.

Yurt2

Spanish Eyes wrote: »

DFA as far as I know are in charge of passport control. Apologies if I am wrong.

Lord Ross is in charge of transport to and from the airport and everywhere else, and has played a blinder, huh.

The Department of Justice and their new civilian agency INIS are the competent authority for passport control in the state.

Beechwoodspark

Yurt! wrote: »

The Department of Justice and their new civilian agency INIS are the competent authority for passport control in the state.

Inis ain’t new.

Been on the go since around 2000 if not longer

dxhound2005

Hundreds of people outraged by being in a queue for an hour. Obviously not the same people who queue overnight for a concert ticket, or a cheap TV.

Spanish Eyes

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Hundreds of people outraged by being in a queue for an hour. Obviously not the same people who queue overnight for a concert ticket, or a cheap TV.

Well to be fair, it is a pain being denied entry to your OWN country whilst in a Q with every other EU entrant.

I got the hump recently because of this. Was a bit miffed that an EU Q means someone else gets in front of me with an EU passport just like mine, even though I am entering my own country.

Brexit! lol.

Berserker

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Hundreds of people outraged by being in a queue for an hour. Obviously not the same people who queue overnight for a concert ticket, or a cheap TV.

You can understand people's frustration. There is no need for a hold up like that.

Berserker

Berties_Horse wrote: »

The Ryanair policy of producing a passport is an unnecessary hindrance.

At passport control?