Dublin Airport Mayhem

Wildly Boaring · 29-05-2022 09:25AM

Know an engineer in DAA. A chartered engineer, meant to be managing runway upgrades.

Working security last 2 months.

Only heard this off him yesterday.

So not only are they short of security staff, their engineers are away out the door too. Not huge fans of 2am security shifts

29-05-2022 09:26AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129131#Comment_119129131

Absolutely. But add to that the price of accommodation in Ireland, the cost of food, a take away coffee costing €3.70, cost of drink etc etc...... and no guarantee of good weather. A family with kids would find a holiday abroad FAR cheaper this year! Anyone I know is holidaying abroad this year. I love Ireland and usually stay here but I am going to Greece in September. (Never mind pent up demand after Covid lockdowns) It annoys me to hear people saying "no one worried about cost of living" simply because they're going abroad! Maybe that's exactly why they're leaving!

29-05-2022 09:27AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129133#Comment_119129133

That sounds appalling!

Tipperary animal lover · 29-05-2022 09:33AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129167#Comment_119129167

Who you flying with to Greece? TUI?

29-05-2022 09:51AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129167#Comment_119129167

And those same people will say we need to increase the minimum wage in this country, which increases costs further.

Nobody ever says coffee is €1.50 in Spain but the minimum wage there is €7 per hour.

29-05-2022 09:54AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129167#Comment_119129167

And have a look at Greece's minimum wage while you're at it - make sure to tip Stelios well

raxy · 29-05-2022 10:12AM

Got a taxi to the airport at 2am this morning. 4 am by the time we checked in our luggage & cleared security, probably an hour & a half with each taking about the same time.

10 minutes before our flight due to leave there's an announcement, flight is cancelled, collect you bags & go home. 10 minutes later another announcement, flight is delayed until 10am & we can collect food/drink vouchers but it will take a while for them to organise them. A little later I went up & was told there would be no vouchers but I can keep receipts on what we spend & try claim back off the rep when in Spain.

We went off to get some coffee & find comfy seats to try nap on & I checked the board. Our flight was delayed until 18:45, then got an e-mail, its 18:45 tomorrow, We had to get a taxi home & have to do it all over again tomorrow.

silverharp · 29-05-2022 10:31AM

bloody hell

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

29-05-2022 10:44AM

Flying out of here three times in the next 5 weeks, one of those occasions with a 1 year old, dreading it!

It looks a genuine disgrace, how could they let it get so bad.

29-05-2022 10:44AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129261#Comment_119129261

its always been the same.... Greece and Spain were cheap when I was 19 and that's a long time ago.. People will shop with their feet, cost is everything. No point in bringing in minimum wage etc in Greece, my point was simply that people are travelling abroad for cheaper holidays rather than staying at home....because they can't afford to staycation particularly after 2 years stuck here with Covid. That was my point. Its not because they are loaded.

hole in my lovelywall · 29-05-2022 10:47AM

I left in the afternoon a few weeks ago and there was no delay at all.

You had to see it to believe it this morning.

SusanC10 · 29-05-2022 11:04AM

We have a 6am Flight end of June from Dublin. Tuesday morning. T2. Travelling with kids. Is 2.30am arrival at Airport enough time ?

silverharp · 29-05-2022 11:41AM

this one captures it better, and the schools arent out yet...........

thing ill bury some supplies in Santry

https://twitter.com/liamdobrien/status/1530830987567017984

bluefivetwo23 · 29-05-2022 11:51AM

I have a flight leaving Dublin at 10:30 on Saturday next, what time should I arrive at the airport with one bag to check-in? From Terminal 1

Indestructable · 29-05-2022 11:52AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129324#Comment_119129324

Jesus what a mess. Can I ask, is this with TUI?

glenfieldman · 29-05-2022 11:58AM

There are 6 gates that staff scans boarding pass just before security

Ohmeha · 29-05-2022 12:11PM

It's a national scandal now and a major security risk brewing for a couple of months with pathetic inaction from the DAA and the Government, I'm flying in a month and I've no doubt it will be as bad then and these incompetent people in charge will still be coining their ridiculous salaries not giving one fukk

I'd have the army in there now

Jarhead_Tendler · 29-05-2022 12:17PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129324#Comment_119129324

That is apalling and not good enough. Did they give any explanation?

raxy · 29-05-2022 12:19PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129671#Comment_119129671

It was indeed. There was a flight to Lanzarote leavingcaround the same time that was delayed for an hour.

On the way out I asked security for directions. When I said why & told him it was TUI he rolled his eyes.

hynesie08 · 29-05-2022 12:32PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129510#Comment_119129510

2.30am tomorrow might not be early enough with this shite.

macvin · 29-05-2022 12:34PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129035#Comment_119129035

Bullsh1t.

Absolute bullsh1t.

Pilot working hours are very carefully monitored.

Indestructable · 29-05-2022 12:35PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129775#Comment_119129775

I'd love to know what their issues are, there should be no excuses for cancelling flights on the day like that. Same story out of the UK.

Scant consolation now, but you'll get your compensation handily enough, don't forget to claim after your trip. Best of luck.

Duwek · 29-05-2022 12:46PM

This is all sounds so stressful

Busman Paddy Lasty · 29-05-2022 12:50PM

"may not make their flight & may need to contact their airline to rebook"

So who pays if I miss and need to rebook my flight at 14:20 on Friday week?

I'm sure Fridays are busy. Hopefully there will be a quiet period the week after a bank holiday.

bluefivetwo23 · 29-05-2022 12:50PM

I've noticed a lot of flights seem to be leaving pretty long after their scheduled departure time, I have a flight connection to catch in Munich in about a week and a half and I have 2 hours between my flight from dublin landing and my onward flight taking off, if the delays in Dublin delay me so much that I miss the connection what would happen? All flights booked on one ticket/booking.

Duwek · 29-05-2022 12:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119129827#Comment_119129827

Monitored or not it makes no difference. He is left sitting in plane for so many extra hours each day and it is not classed as over time. He has never been so exhausted and stressed. When he worked from Cork Airport everything was so efficient. Hes beginning to hate a job that he has always been so passionate about.

sam t smith · 29-05-2022 12:52PM

I made the decision I wouldn’t take any foreign holidays this year as flying was going to be more stressful in general.

That was before the recent DAA incompetence became apparent.

I’m very glad I did when I read this stuff.

An absolute shambles.

Hopefully no work trips will be required either.

SusanC10 · 29-05-2022 12:54PM

Couple of questions :-

*If you have no bags to check in and you already have your Boarding Pass do you need to join this queue outside the building? Are there separate queues for people who do and don't need to go to Check-in Desk / Bag Drop ?

*If you have Advantage Fare with AL which has Fast Pass as an add-on, does this show on your Boarding Pass ?

*Can you enter the airport building through Arrivals and get to Departures Security internally particularly if you already have your Boarding Pass ?

Viscount Aggro · 29-05-2022 12:54PM

Is it the same mayhem at terminal 2?

youcancallmeal · 29-05-2022 12:57PM

Flying Ryanair from T1 next Sunday at 9.30am with 3 kids under 7, 2 bags to check in and a spot in the red car park booked. Usually the run up to a holiday is full of excitement but my wife and I are so stressed out about it now, thankfully the kids are oblivious.

We're planning to arrive to car park at 6am, 30 minutes to get to terminal, 30 minutes bag drop and then max 60 minutes to get throughout security but that doesn't seem realistic going by what happened this morning. Does anyone know if bags can be checked in with Ryanair the evening before? I know they used to do it but hard to find concrete info on whether they still do

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