Dublin Airport - What's it like now?

what an outrageous lack of forward planning by DAA. I actually feel sorry for the staff on the ground including security, because with respect - it is the organ grinders that should get it in the neck but they are in their ivory towers counting beans or something, and the staff get to experience all the grief and fallout from appallingly bad management.

Seriously, restrictions were lifted at the end of January and surely management should have seen the writing on the wall prior to that and started prepping for the pent up demand for air travel as predicted.

Minister for Transport/Justice need to step in and sort out DAA and the delay in getting security clearance for potential staff. Does anyone know why it will take months, as mentioned in reports on this issue? I am guessing there may be a union issue also, otherwise the defence forces (who I presume are already security cleared) could help out in the crisis. I know the Ukraine arrivals require a bit of work, but honestly a bit of imagination would help.

The country needs tourism and business travellers, I know that arrivals don't have the same security issues, but these people have to go home too!

If this continues, tempers will really fray and there could be big trouble ahead as the holiday season approaches. Not a good look at all.

Whew.... glad I got all that of me chest.

Everytime I try to book fast track for my flights it says this product is unavailable. Am I missing something. I've no options to add it to my my Aer Lingus booking either. My flights are a few months off yet but I've tried to add it for varous times and days just to see and always get the same message.

2 people in front of me at Cork airport security this morning, strolled through.

How’s fast track? Flying tomorrow at lunchtime and have fast track. Is it just pot luck?

Is seating back to normal capacity when you do get to the departure gates or have they continued to close off seats for social distancing despite the fact you will be sitting right next to the same people when you board the plane?

Cheers, that's one plus I suppose.

Never read such a correct statement,the daa and before that aer rianta have only been word leaders in fleecing airline's on landing fee's and treating both the public,airport staff and their own staff like dirt.These new security staff,that the daa are finally now hiring are only being paid E14.14 an hour,and that includes the shift pay!!!Lidl pay's more to stack shelves for God's sake.Plus when Covid 1st hit,the daa were very very quick to sack over 1,000 staff over night.I'm surprised sf have'nt spoken out about how badly the daa run the airport.

Yeah, I was looking at the DAA app around 7am, and it was giving 5-15 minutes for both terminals (or thereabouts) - I was wondering was that a sign that you just couldn't believe the app, or have things dramatically improved? AFAIK that's the busiest time of the day, so should be the worst for queues.

I'd guess Monday and Friday must be a bit worse though, in general.

I watched it and laughed out loud at one point. That journalist she had on mentioned that DAA are thinking of opening the airport 24/7 now and suggested people could go to the airport at 1am for a 7am flight to make sure they make their flight 🤦‍♂️

I have FastTrack through my Aer Lingus status, is it moving relatively quickly at the moment?

Thanks, I just added one. I've a 630am Friday flight so peak time.

Knowing the DAA that about the same number of units they'd install as well.

I don't know for sure, but I wouldn't assume that at all.

My guess would be Monday and Friday mornings, with all the transatlantics and commuter flights, would be peak mayhem. Other early mornings next in line.

Saturday evening being the middle of the weekend would be a lot quieter (would be my guess).