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The Dublin Airport experience

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  • #102
    TrailerBob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,519 ✭✭✭TrailerBob


    I have long held the opinion that Dublin Airport is one of the best around. I travel a decent bit to far flung and near destinations, but I also bring large groups away on school tours (usually between 90 and 110 kids aged 13ish).. without doubt Dublin has been the easiest airport experience with groups. Have used Beauvais, CDG, El Prat, Girona, Frankfurt, Rome Fumicino, and Gatwick.. security are so helpful and courteous to the kids, check-in is often a dream as they open desks just for us (never happened anywhere else) and the speed of the baggage on arrival is very welcome


  • #103
    andrew1977
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,096 ✭✭✭andrew1977


    Thumbs up from me for Dublin airport , always find it fine to get through and fly from .

    Some of the Uk airports are torture to get through , Manchester airport security has to be the worst , followed by Liverpool.

    Security moves quickly in Dublin and never had any issues , friendly staff too .

    It’s the idiots who get to the top of the security queue and then realise .. what .. we have to empty our pockets and do we really have to take out all the toiletries and can we not bring the 15 litres of liquid through .


  • #104
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,947 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Never had issues with Dublin Airport. I do understand what you're saying about attitude. The security guy asked to check my bag and I had a few bottles but I just hadn't taken them out. Said they just went straight through in Abu Dhabi so just thought the same for the way back. Then he said he was coming to Abu Dhabi for the golf as he always does and we had a laugh about possibly bumping in to each other again.
    It was a nice experience!


  • #105
    Mars Bar
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31,947 ✭✭✭✭Mars Bar


    Knock airport for life though! :pac: what a breeze.


  • #106
    Nigel Fairservice
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,290 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nigel Fairservice


    andrew1977 wrote: »
    Thumbs up from me for Dublin airport , always find it fine to get through and fly from .

    Some of the Uk airports are torture to get through , Manchester airport security has to be the worst , followed by Liverpool.

    Security moves quickly in Dublin and never had any issues , friendly staff too .

    It’s the idiots who get to the top of the security queue and then realise .. what .. we have to empty our pockets and do we really have to take out all the toiletries and can we not bring the 15 litres of liquid through .

    Manchester airport is the most chaotic airport I've passed through. Never want to see the place again!


  • #107
    Johnny Sausage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Johnny Sausage


    Nigel Fairservice wrote: »
    Manchester airport is the most chaotic airport I've passed through. Never want to see the place again!

    some of the worst security staff as well


  • #108
    Caranica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,144 ✭✭✭✭Caranica


    Johnny Sausage wrote: »
    some of the worst security staff as well

    We were once just waved through security in Manchester because the queue was too long. Incoming flight from Chicago, connecting to Dublin and there was security before we got to our connecting gate. September 2002 I think it was so the world was on high alert being the anniversary of Sept 11 2001. Not Manchester airport though!


  • #109
    L1011
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69,560 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Awfully inefficiently laid out immigration also - the glacial immigration speed was mostly Border Force's fault rather than the airport but throughput was being throttled due to how bad it was.

    Flying to a terminal destination in the UK from somewhere other than Ireland is never fun due to Border Force!


  • #110
    peter1892
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,144 ✭✭✭peter1892


    Caranica wrote: »
    We were once just waved through security in Manchester because the queue was too long. Incoming flight from Chicago, connecting to Dublin and there was security before we got to our connecting gate. September 2002 I think it was so the world was on high alert being the anniversary of Sept 11 2001. Not Manchester airport though!

    I was one of a planeload of passengers abandoned in a corridor in Manchester airport for an hour while no-one from UK border patrol was available to let us through! It's still an awful airport.

    Dublin is usually ok. What I've found in recent years, when traveling with a child, is that security there are pretty helpful and try to put you at ease.


  • #111
    Nigel Fairservice
    Moderators, Regional Abroad Moderators Posts: 2,290 Mod ✭✭✭✭Nigel Fairservice


    When I was at Manchester they changed the gate of our flight. A public announcement was made with the new gate details. We got to the new gate and the gate displated the details of another flight. There were 2 plane loads of people going to 2 different locations trying to board at the same gate. I've never seen such confusion at an airport. Security was dreadful as well. Long slow lines and rude staff.


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  • #112
    Strumms
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,815 ✭✭✭✭Strumms


    Nigel Fairservice wrote: »
    Manchester airport is the most chaotic airport I've passed through. Never want to see the place again!

    Yes not a whole bunch of fun. Another airport where from starting to Q for checking in to getting through security can be an hour plus, a good deal of time needed to negotiate through retail followed by depening on the terminal, long assed walks to the gates.


  • #113
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,757 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    I've no love for Dublin Airport. We're spoiled with the utter ease of use and convenience of Shannon - the lack of connectivity sucks though.

    Pearson in Toronto was the craziest airport I ever used. 3 hour check ins were recommended.


  • #114
    markpb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,342 ✭✭✭markpb


    Boxcar_Willie wrote: »
    Always check the live security times for both terminals on the Dublin Airport app while on the transfer bus from the car park .
    If they're excessive , just buy the Fast Track at that stage .

    The website says you can't buy FastTrack within two hours of your flight's departure time.


  • #115
    VG31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,475 ✭✭✭VG31


    markpb wrote: »
    The website says you can't buy FastTrack within two hours of your flight's departure time.

    You can buy fast track at kiosks in the airport for €9.95.


  • #116
    Boxcar_Willie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 432 ✭✭Boxcar_Willie


    You can buy FastTrack right up to departure .


  • #117
    trellheim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭trellheim


    EI LGW inbound on Thursday landed and we deplaned at the south gates, with all of T2 being empty on the side we could see . On asking handler was told "no idea, its a pain for us as well, ask DAA ops" cue long bus ride round the house ( this was during the afternoon )


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