Dublin Airport Mayhem

Let me know how you get on please. I'm doing the same trip on Wednesday and planned to arrive at 4am too.

Can fast track be bought via Aer Lingus? I don't see an option anyway.

Great craic flying back from Malaga yesterday. Zipped through security in Spain. All running smoothly. Flight delayed for two because of issues in Dublin though. Pilot made up good time on the flight, but lost it all again when there was nobody available in DUB to bring the steps to the plane. 40 minutes sitting on the tarmac.

Ryanair specialise in 2 hour 59 minute delays 🙄

Had the steps issue with my Ryanair flight three weeks ago, after a two hour departure delay.

No fast track tomorrow but flying Aer Lingus. Swings and roundabouts

With all the criticism Ryanair get in general, one thing I always said was that at least they are usually on time.

But since things have started to return to somewhere near normal post lockdowns, they have been brutal for delays everywhere, not just Dublin. Unless you're getting an early flight in the morning where the aircraft is already in postion from the night before, I'd be expecting to be delayed.

We experienced no delays yesterday in Dublin.

Idiots waiting in the new T1 drop off point for arrivals to come through the Atrium are clogging up the area

Bag drop was a breeze. Very helpful ryanair staff available, despite half the self service machines out of order...

15 mins of zig zag walking up to boarding pass scan, well done to the DAA staff identifying elderly flyers and families with smallies who needed to skip the boarding pass scan queue and with a 3 year old we were also allowed do that. (For some strange reason all the machines stopped working 30 secs after we got through).

The security section was actually a breeze, the staff were in good humour.

So we were through security with 2 hours before our flight. Too much time to kill in a very warm building.

The bars, restaurants and other food areas were mess. Queues, tables not being cleared and the longest queue for a burger king I've ever seen. We sat beside the starbucks and the place is a tip.

Down to T1 gates and less queues at bars etc but it was very busy. Flight left 10 mins late, but we arrived 10mins early to destination

No sign of bags then for 30mins. Idiots

T2 report this morning. Security was a shambles, first 2 lanes open on my side then 4 but the additional two opened off the feeder line for the other lane so people in that queue flew and ours dragged. 5 minutes longer than 35 minutes advised.

Very limited food and drink options. Starbucks and Butler's. Upstairs BK and the main restaurant. Ne'er a scone to be got upstairs, they were epic pre Covid but options were hot food or sandwiches with a couple of muffins and tiny pastries. I was embarrassed looking at all the Americans shaking their heads at how poor the offering was. On the plus side queues were very short relative to what I've experienced in T1 recently.

Flying at 6am Tuesday morning. T2. Would 2.30am be sufficient time ? We are doing Bag Drop the evening before so Hand Luggage only.

Need to confirm taxi time today.

TIA

T2 security doesn't open until 4am but you could go through T1 security and walk to T2 once airside.

6.15am

Flew into T1 last Friday evening at 7pm. Unfortunately I needed to use the facilities at the baggage carousel, as did my wife. She returned quickly as there was no toilet paper in there. Having negotiated the Krypton Factor obstacle course that is the luggage all over the hall (so much for the 'do not leave baggage unattended' announcements). The bathroom itself was absolutely filthy. When I finally got to a urinal I had to stand with my legs 1m apart due to whatever the liquid all over the floor was. Turned around to leave and there was a pair of underpants on the floor. In the middle of the bathroom. Naturally not a person to be found to report this to. I really can't believe no heads have rolled in that place.

I don't buy the 'staff shortage' rubbish either. I flew in from Girona where there are also staff shortages but the airport and its toilets were absolutely spotless.

Yes by arriving at 2.30 all you'll achieve is standing stationary in a queue for 1.5 hours. I wouldn't arrive until just before 4. Tuesday is also the quietest day of the week.

If you need to be there by 4am, then it is irrelevant whether you live 10 minutes away or are living in Dingle. Consider yourself lucky you don't have to leave home at 3am as I would if I were on your flight (and I live in Dublin btw)