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Dublin Airport security waiting times

ohnonotgmail

Does anybody know what the current situation is with waiting times for security at dublin airport T1? there was chaos at the weekend with long waiting times. I'm flying out on friday afternoon so can I expect similar long waiting times? am I better off paying for the fast track?

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trellheim

It’s a common tactic used in other airports to restrict terminal numbers from a security and queue POV, a lot did it during covid as well.

Yes, for sure, but its not crowds in the terminal thats the issue, its a screening bottleneck . Queue management so far has not been an issue.

StrawbsM

Hopefully it will work similar to how I suggested in the other thread. If you’re too early for your flight you are directed to a lane (holding area) outside based on flight number. Once the queue inside shortens, you will then be moved inside to join it. The outside lane you were in opens again with flight numbers taking off after all the other pens. If you’re even earlier than all them, you wait.

I think they should get festival staff to Nan it though as they’re used to herding large crowds to specific areas.

trellheim

Ingrid Miley off RTE tweeting this morning about LH bag drop machines not having paper in them and so useless.

stephenjmcd

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144165#Comment_119144165

Yeah which is in general around 2.5-3hrs before departure

stuff.hunter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144112#Comment_119144112

they have to let people in when check-in desks are open .. otherwise is going to be murder

Working class heroes

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144103#Comment_119144103

Canaries.....

stuff.hunter

its going to be sh1tshow

stephenjmcd

More details

https://twitter.com/JackHoJo/status/1531966789105614849?s=20

trellheim

precisely.

touts

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144112#Comment_119144112

Better to be twiddling your thumbs at the head of the new queue to join the old queue when the doors open at 6:20 than arrive at the back of the new queue at 6:15 and have thousands of people ahead of you.

gmisk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144073#Comment_119144073

Finger crossed I am travelling tomorrow at 730...

Allinall

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144093#Comment_119144093

Sounds like you'll be sitting twiddling your thumbs outside the airport until 6.20, if they implement their triage plan.

touts

So basically the DAA's answer to queues inside the Airport is to lock the doors and have people queue up outside the airport until the airport is ready for them.

And it took the DAA 48 hours to come up with this as a solution?

I wouldn't be surprised if next week they propose to start to use snipers on the roof of the airport to cull the excess passenger population.

I swear Dalton Philips is actually trying to get fired.

goingnowhere

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119143843#Comment_119143843

Are you flying to a destination outside of Europe? Flying to Greece is NOT long haul

Canada, US, Dubai etc thats long haul

stuff.hunter

Flying out on Saturday morning at 8.50 and need to check bags in, desk opens 3 hours prior to flight so 5.50. I'm going to be there at 4am latest as these so-called measures wont work if only a few security lanes will be open

DLink

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119144073#Comment_119144073

You can't compare a Wednesday morning to a bank holiday weekend morning, I don't think anyone on here cares all that much about what happens before Friday......

[Deleted User]

https://twitter.com/kgormley958/status/1531898006878007296

Only queues for the bag drop this morning, apparently

john boye

I'm sure they'll have hoped that this system will deter people from turning up 4/5 hours before departure but I suspect it might actually be the opposite in practice.

trellheim

Rant Mode briefly off : DAA are live in front of the Dail Committee. Watch here from 1330 at https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/cr2-live/

trellheim

In terminal 1 there are perpetually 5 or 6 idle scanner belts. Check it out - they have never run a full sets

trellheim

Ah lads ffs come on most people are terrified of not making their holliers - this is scaring them even more. This'll force them to turn up even earlier.

So the answer here is a 2nd queue behind the first. WHAT the FK .

DAA have given NO guarantee that 2.5 hours will guarantee you make your flight ( and its worse for preclearance ) . Therefore everyone will ignore it.

LiamaDelta

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119143937#Comment_119143937

Luckily people also have technology and tools such as clocks to ensure that if they turn up at the indicated time then they won't need to be in a holding area at all.

SusanC10

Will this new plan make the situation better or worse ? Remains to be seen, I guess.

[Deleted User]

Herded into holding pens like cattle.

It would be funny if it wasn't so serious.

This is 21st century Ireland. We have all the technology and tools for planning and forecasting and this is what's happening. Remember this is a crisis that was flagged months ago.

I would hate to be travelling the weekend.

alentejo

Does the 2.5 hours include the time you enter the terminal to drop off bags and check in ?

bikeman1

If they can properly implement the plan of keeping out passengers with flights more than 2.5/3.5 hours away, then this is a good thing.

What is happening is 5/6 hours worth of passengers are all coming at the same time and then the fears of seeing queues, means people are panicking. You will always have folks hitting security around an hour before their flight, because some of the check in desks can take an absolute age to get through. I've had this when checking a bag in on connecting flights such as KLM and BA. These pax are then joining the others here 5 hours before their 9.30am flight when there will be light queues at 7.30, excpet are in the mix of passengers at say 5.30am at the peak time.

If the DAA guarantee that every passenger will get through with this system, then that will be good.

I do worry about the holding pen and its facilities for passengers...

Marty Bird

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119139695#Comment_119139695

And for those of us that didn’t take the medicine a valid recovery cert or antigen test will also suffice to enter Spain.

Working class heroes

Hi,

Can someone define long haul please? Would a four hour flight be classed as long haul?

Thanks

goingnowhere

Fairly easy to set a restriction on the scanners at security to refuse 'early' passengers

trellheim

All we will see is a second horde behind the first , thats not a plan thats handwashing