Dublin Airport security waiting times

alentejo · 28-05-2022 06:00PM

It appears Dublin Airport was at peak POX today. Dreading flying out next Saturday

noplacehere · 28-05-2022 06:03PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119127067#Comment_119127067

Ditto. Flying with our autistic seven year old. We’ve booked assistance but even the stories with assistance aren’t always great these days and flight is at 8am so they’ll have to be woken to get there 🤯

horse7 · 28-05-2022 06:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119126787#Comment_119126787

What time was that?

Luxembourgo · 28-05-2022 06:47PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119127290#Comment_119127290

5ish, tbh today was a freak day, two finals on which loads were going to.

New2Dubs · 28-05-2022 06:53PM

I came on here to ask if bus arriving from Belfast at 0705 was pushing it for an 0800 flight - think my question has been answered!

HeidiHeidi · 28-05-2022 08:14PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119127326#Comment_119127326

In fairness, even three years ago in normal times, that would have been cutting it beyond fine!

Charles Babbage · 28-05-2022 08:49PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119127808#Comment_119127808

And yet thirty years ago it was OK. Such has been the degredation of service at Dublin Airport.

DoctorEdgeWild · 28-05-2022 08:52PM

Another new record, just got through in 20 seconds. 😂 Everything closed now except a bar with the football on. Really hope I'm not sitting beside one of these as the drink is flying. 😐

HeidiHeidi · 28-05-2022 08:58PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119128016#Comment_119128016

What's 30 years ago got to do with anything?

Unless your being sarcastic, in which case - haha, v funny.

horse7 · 28-05-2022 09:26PM

Are any of you going to the airport at 3am tomorrow, if you are could you let me know what the queue is like, put up photo if you can please.

Charles Babbage · 28-05-2022 10:00PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119128079#Comment_119128079

As I said, the point is the ever declining service level from Dublin airport.

Snake Plisken · 28-05-2022 10:16PM

Relations flight Monday morning at 7.30 with Ryanair should I drop them for 3am or 4am? Is security open 24 hours?

stephenjmcd · 28-05-2022 10:59PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119128539#Comment_119128539

5am , 2.5hrs before departure.

People arriving way too early for flights are contributing to the issues.

ButtersSuki · 29-05-2022 08:18AM

Here since 5:30. Took 45mins to even get into the airport terminal. Check in took 5mins, but even with a young child (so fast tracked through the first section) it took 2hours and 45 more mins to get through security. Only made my flight because it’s delayed (it hasn’t even started boarding yet).

People skipping the queues left, right, and centre. Staff were a combination of utterly useless and/or rude. A lot of very angry and upset people around, and understandably so IMO.

in over 40 years of flying I’ve never seen anything like it in any airport in the world - even India was better than this.

magicbastarder · 29-05-2022 08:24AM

My sister barely made her flight this morning, said it was beyond shambolic, way beyond the worst she'd expected. And they were fast tracked to some extent sure to being a family with kids.

ButtersSuki · 29-05-2022 08:31AM

That’s actually a good way to describe it - worse than I expected - and I was giving myself 3 hours and 50mins, so I expected it to be bad. If i hadn’t been fast-tracked I simply wouldn’t have made my flight - even with it being delayed.

Yet, there were a good number of people who just skipped the queues blatantly and security/staff were either too afraid to confront them on it (guess what type of people they were?), or simply don’t care anymore.

lawred2 · 29-05-2022 08:34AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129147#Comment_119129147

Bonuses all round

lawred2 · 29-05-2022 08:38AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129147#Comment_119129147

Going to Spain in early July.. 3 young kids. This sounds hellish. Traveling with kids is challenging enough at the best of times.

ButtersSuki · 29-05-2022 08:47AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129204#Comment_119129204

it was horrendous. Lots of very upset, stressed, tired, and hangry parents and children alike around.

That said, apparently the DAA have said this will be sorted by then and it shouldn’t take longer than 30 minutes.

All of the shops are empty as people simply don’t have time to browse. I spoke to a young lady in Boots who told me “it’s like a scene from The Purge with all the people running by all the time”. She also said it’s never been quieter from a shopping perspective. It was actually a little surreal being the only ones in the shop whilst the airport as a whole was the busiest I’ve ever seen it.

magicbastarder · 29-05-2022 08:47AM

my sister said they were talking to the stewardess - the (ryanair) flight to manchester this morning had 197 booked on board, the gate closed 25 minutes later than planned, with 120 passengers on board. i don't know what the normal rate of no-shows is, but that's more than one third missing.

lawred2 · 29-05-2022 08:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129236#Comment_119129236

I've little to no faith in the DAA resolving this in the next 4 - 6 weeks.

lawred2 · 29-05-2022 08:50AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129238#Comment_119129238

And who is compensating these passengers? Or is everyone washing their hands of it?

Snake Plisken · 29-05-2022 09:05AM

So Security in T1 doesn't open until 4am? Thought I read somewhere it was open 24 hours. Is Ryanair fast track any quicker? I'm getting stressed for a family member flying out tomorrow morning at 7.30 thinking they should be queuing from at least 3am to have any chance

silverharp · 29-05-2022 09:09AM

jaysus

https://twitter.com/declanganley/status/1530836197639000064

29-05-2022 10:40AM

This morning probably the worst I've seen to date. Operations at the airport on the brink of collapse.

A riot or stampede could well break out.

macvin · 29-05-2022 10:55AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119128539#Comment_119128539

This is the biggest cause of the queues.

People arriving far far too early

And if you think Dublin is bad, check Stansted or Schiphol

macvin · 29-05-2022 10:58AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129147#Comment_119129147

I wonder how many people in the queue didn't have a flight until 4+ hours after they arrived, causing excessive number of people in the queue.

Proof of this is that since mid morning the queues have dropped to 30 minutes or less.

Too many people believe social media commentators than checking real information.

titan18 · 29-05-2022 11:31AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129695#Comment_119129695

Tbf when you hear of people queueing for 3-4 hours, you're not going to follow that 2 hour 30 minute guidance. You'd be an idiot to.

Also not everyone can time exactly when they're arriving as they'll be using public transport. If you've public transport options that mean you arrive at 2 hours before or 4 hours before, you're taking the latter.

Spanish Eyes · 29-05-2022 11:38AM

I shudder at the thought of using Dublin Airport. God help anyone doing it over the Summer. Hellish is all I can say.

I also think we are far too complacent regarding proper complaints about this. But who do you address, the Minister, the DAA, the local TDs, Tourism organisations or what? No one seems to care much.

Anyway, I often wonder what would happen if the crowd just barged through security en masse and went to the gates? I could see it happening, if the Airport security took their time intervening in the brawl amongst the T's the other day, well it's a distinct possibility that the response would be slow to say the least, and you don't have to have any proof that you have been screened if you jump the barriers (figuratively). What would happen then....

sam t smith · 29-05-2022 11:43AM

Some strange victim blaming from certain poster(s). 😏

Dublin Airport security waiting times

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