Chaos at Dublin Airport

Toilets being cleaned should be a basic thing. Not doing that is disgusting

This is the problem now for people travelling, how do you know when to turn up because you don't know if you will be caught in a sh1t show like at the weekend. I am travelling to the states in a couple of weeks and usually would be checking in 3hrs before the flight but after the scenes at the weekend will be going at least 5hrs before the flight, unless the DAA can guarantee that people turning up on time for flights will get on those flights.

I thought checking in luggage the day before was only for early morning flights, my flight will be leaving at 3pm. But I will check it out.

Can anyone tell me if there is any wheelchair or even seating assistance if the queue is bad outside?

My parents are travelling on Monday and my father is over hip and knee surgery, if its hours of queuing he is going to need to sit down!

Also, when inside, is fast track needed? I think I heard security gates move quickly?

from what I've heard, any form of assistance doesnt apply to Qs outside, there were alot of people saying that they've had wheelchairs booked but didnt get it for outside. In regards to fast0track, DAA doesnt sell it anymore

I always thought it was a massive privilege to be flying anywhere as only a small percentage of the world will ever have the opportunity or money to get on a plane, and given the pollution it causes I can see why air travel gets stick over it. And we're the first generations to be able to jet off with kids etc every year for a sun holiday. I will be in London for the foreseeable and have the Rail and Sail option to Dublin which I've used a good few times and is actually quite pleasant, also took the Eurostar to Paris a few weeks ago which was amazing.

I'd love to see more ferries to Spain and France from Ireland, currently you can't even get on the one that goes to Spain if you're not driving a car, and for someone who doesn't own a car that's not really much use!

They'll never be able to compete, but hopefully I'll be in a position where I can take a few weeks off every summer and use rail to visit places in Europe. Rail is really fast and efficient in Spain and France from my experience. So this kind of travel may suit some people, thus freeing up airports for others.

If Gov are serious about climate change both here and in the UK, they should be upgrading the connections between Ireland and UK/France by ferry, it can get a bit messy changing at Holyhead, trains leaving before ferry docks etc.

I can't see cheap flights going anywhere any time soon, but I just hate airports and after seeing the recent carry on in Dublin and around Europe I hope I can steer clear of them for as long as possible!

I came over here a couple of weeks ago for 55 euro from Dublin Port, which isn't far from my folks house, Ferry left at 0730 and I got to Euston at 1430, jumped on a Boris bike and I'm in the flat in 25 minutes. Lovely way to travel.

why should the army be involved? what has it to do with them?

would it not be easier to ask people who don't actually need to fly to just stay at home instead of going on their city break or their sun holiday?

lol, getting the army involved because you have to queue to go on holidays. Check your privilege!

I think the calls for the army is ridiculous yes, it was mostly one day where things got completely out of hand, bringing in the army because 1000 people missed flights is way OTT in my opinion.

tbh I dont think that its a bad idea, army helped on numerous occasions in the past and now its a real crisis, we're a worlds laughing stock already