Dublin Airport New Runway/Infrastructure.

well, I won't hold my breath on any decent train infrastructure if the present Bus system is anything to go by, it's an unmitigated disaster, no waiting area that's suitable for bad weather, and no sensible indications of what buses are due at the stands. Hate the place, having used it on a number of occasions, and it's even worse if you're then stuck in a wet, windy and cold supposed shelter waiting for a bus that's up to 30 minutes late. Not a good way to impress visitors.

Jamie2k9 wrote: »

If you are prepared to walk off a Ryanair flight outside then I can’t see walking to the metro as a problem.

Seriously I suspect nothing is decided yet. Its not a big deal if covered or not. Anyway Irish people love to whinge about the weather. daa shouldn't take that away

i don't have a choice about how I get on or off a Ryanair flight, fortunately, getting off is relatively easy, there's no queuing, boarding can be less than pleasant if there is a significant queue on the airstairs or at the back stairs.

The problem with all of these possible options is that too many of the people making comments here are only looking at their own situation.

It can be very different for a family with small children, or for an older passenger in a wheelchair, the present bus situation is completely non user friendly, and if the same mentality is being applied to the plan for the metro, it will be an unpleasant and possibly injurious experience.

Not everyone can afford to use the alternatives, there are significant numbers using the bus and coach services that are in place now, and the direction of government policy is to encourage the use of public transport,, so as far as I am concerned, there needs to be a lot more attention paid to making sure that the services available are both acceptable and suitable for all ages and abilities.

Anything less than that could well be a breach of a number of European regulations, but we won't go there yet, let's just see what the actual plan proposes.

For me, having spent the last 30 years using Dublin Airport, I would have to say that I have been underwhelmed by the manner in which DAA and it's predecessor, Aer Rianta, have developed the facility. There have been too many issues where it would have been possible to do things in a better way, without significant cost issues, but those better ways have been ignored, and some of the decisions that have been made have left me wondering what the DAA are really trying to achieve.

In that respect, I find it less than credible that there is massive money being put into building office accommodation at the centre of the airport, which can only serve to increase the pressures on an already overloaded road and parking system, at times when the pressures on the real purpose of the airport, facilitating travel, are already making it hard to access the place. Doing so before the metro is in place, and while the public transport systems are so primitive seems to me to be perpetuating the clear lack of focus of DAA, but then, for years, it was a standing joke that Aer Rianta were the best managers of Ireland's largest Pub, but little else.