Dublin Airport Mayhem

To do that they would need active queue management prioritizing people with sooner flights. I was there today and they barely had staff to manage a straight queue. It was mayhem and the only reason I ended up getting my flight is because a crowd broke the cordon at the door to force their way into the building

The security queue was 1 hour and they were trying to send people away whose flights were over 2 hours later.

Regarding getting from T2 to T1 once past security, it is possible and I did it a couple if weeks ago. It's about a 15 minute walk

I flew from Terminal 2 on Friday, European AL flight at 6pm, I was there just after 4pm, had done online check in, was through security at 4.40pm. So 35 minutes on a Friday evening as we approach peak season strikes me as pretty average, no stress at all. I can only asume Terminal 1 is worse with the Ryanair flights

Just throwing this out, and I know it may cause a few sighs and raised eyebrows, but.....

There are an awful lot of flights bunched up in the early morning up until about noon or so. I understand that it is cheaper for airlines to use the early slots. I also understand the need for early flights for business travellers. However..... would it be a daft idea to move flights to later in the day to ahem, non business destinations like the Canaries, Spain and the holly bolly places. OK very few are going to Torremolinos (Malaga) and Puerto del Carmen (Lanzagrotty) and sun destinations for business purposes, so later in the day should not be an issue.

If it costs the airlines more to use later slots, well then subvent them even for a while to give time to recruit, train, and security clear more staff. Surely that would be as economical as the present situation. But I am sure there is some aviation or airport rule that prevents moving slots around.

So in the meantime I will travel after the Summer Break late September to a destination that has a departure after 3pm and hope for the best.

I often joked in the past that we should all just go starkers no belts/ bags/ liquids and at that time shoes to remove, just boarding pass, passport and your birthday suit. No need for security checks at all and I’d bet they’d speed through. They can give out a nice disposable onesie on the other side of the security cheeks. Flying by the seat of your pants airlines.

When will Dublin get those scanners that mean you don't need to remove liquids and electronics. Dump the 100ml rule too and things would speed up dramatically.

On another note I think the transport Ministry needs a Minister all of its own. Eamonn Ryan has too much on and is no good at half it.

The worst part of this is not knowing what to expect at the airport. Will I arrive too early and be waiting for my bag drop to open or will I still be stuck in a line outside.