Dublin Airport Mayhem

In T2 now. It's busy but q is moving quick enough. No q to get in thankfully. Took 45 mins or so to clear security. Q's for everything inside tho!

The primary reason is commercial. Get the planes out early and they are earning revenue over a longer day. Ryanair could probably base more planes out of other bases to serve Dublin but that would lead to a loss of jobs.

There have been over 5,000 applicants for security at DAA.

Vetting and training are causing the delays in starting their job.

There should be people in the army with appropriate training.

Yea, but Tuesday is the quietest day of the week, so shouldn’t be too bad

Any update on T1 today? Airport website is saying 40 minute ques at security. Any issues getting into the terminal today? so hard to decide what time to get there at. We can't check our bags in until 3 hours before our flight anyway but wouldn't mind being at the start of that que. I'm thinking arrive just after 2pm. bag check in opens at 3:45 so if there are no ques go for a drink & wait. Flight is 18:45.

Anyone know where they start that timing? my wife thinks its from when you scan your boarding cards & not the entire que.

A national disgrace. Is there anything we do well in this country or above average at least.

Obesity and heavy drinking

If it says the queue time is 60 minutes you should be worried. It seems that 60 minutes is the max it can show.

We're flying Donegal - Dublin arriving T1 and then Dublin -Rodez T2, as we've gone through security in Donegal already is there a way of getting to T2 without having to go security again? I can't figure it out from the DAA website.

I think you might be lucky. You're checking in in Donegal, you're doing security in Donegal, then you're "in the system". Arriving in Dublin at T1 you can walk to T2 on foot, within the "security system", not having to queue or do any further screening.

The only question/ concern I would have is how easily could your luggage get lost at Dublin airport, - considering they are understaffed.

So the basic advice is, "Show up early, but not too early". Is that the best the DAA can offer?

We're flying Donegal - Dublin arriving T1 and then Dublin -Rodez T2, as we've gone through security in Donegal already is there a way of getting to T2 without having to go security again? I can't figure it out from the DAA website.

Thank, I will have a 20kg bag with me so Im hoping it doesn't get lost, will have to check it in for the flight to Rodez, but I'll take some clothes with me in the hand luggage just in case, mental that going away in three weeks is giving me anxiety now. Im even thinking of booking a Dublin -Stansted- France flight in case Im delayed, will only cost 30 quid so no loss if we actually get on the first flight. Such a mess!

I don't know what's worse, the DAA and their economy with the truth or the lack of critical reporting, especially on RTE. For example apart from absenteeism (which raises its own HR issues) consider this from a DAA spokesperson: "Although the airport would be aware of how many passengers are due to present at the airport over the course of a day, it does not have access to airline passengers manifests, he said" (from RTE website).

This is total bullsh*t. They know the flight schedules, and the type of aircraft. They can have a good guess at load factors (>90% this weekend?) so they can work out expected passenger numbers to within + or - 5%, and also the estimated hourly departures. And no-one from RTE gave them a roasting for this.

A couple of months ago we were promised that the situation would be resolved early in June. Now apparently it end-June. Can we believe anything the DAA says?

It's a Ryanair flight to France though so don't think I can check straight through, Ive told my partner to just plough on and Ill sort the case out, If there's a disaster then Ill fly to London then onto France and meet him there, be grand (well that's what Im telling myself 🙄)