A Guide to Dublin Airport
Make the most of your trip to Ireland with car hire. Dublin Airport is located 13 Kilometers north of Dublin’s City centre. It’s a major transportation hub, that hosts 25 major airlines (with a total of 62 airlines served) catering to worldwide travelers. The airport has recently undergone some expansion and upgrades, adding a second ...
Ryanair on the rise but overall Airport Traffic Down
There was a fifteen percent overall drop in traffic at the Airport in August. The news has again prompted Ryanair to call for an end to the government imposed ten euro travel tax this despite Ryanair recording a nineteen percent increase in traffic compared to the same month last year. This added up to one ...
August Numbers Down
Dublin passenger numbers this August were well down on the previous year’s numbers. An alarming drop of fifteen percent was recorded at the airport this August which translates to a drop of just over two million passengers. The second biggest drop recorded came from continental Europe where there was a sixteen percent decrease. Next up ...
Heathrow Flight Turns Back
A flight from Dublin to Heathrow was forced to turn around and head back to Dublin this morning. There were one hundred and twenty passengers on board the Aer Lingus flight. The flight departed the airport at twenty minutes to seven but ran into technical issues which since have been put down to hydraulics problems. ...
Warmest August in 5 Years
Really? Well you could have fooled me but according to a recent report by Met Eireann, this August was the warmest on record at Dublin Airport since 2004. Dublin and its surrounding regions fared considerably better weather wise than many other Irish locations this year with some locations such as Valentia in Kerry breaking rainfall ...
Ali Arrives
There was much excitement at the Airport last night due to the arrival of boxing legend Muhammad Ali. The legendary boxer actually has Irish roots with his great grandfather Abe Grady leaving Ireland back in the year 1860. Ali is here on charity work and spoke of his excitement upon arrival. He began his charity ...
Irish Athletes Welcomed Home
The World Athletics Championship concluded in Berlin last Sunday with the event proving to be a surprise success for the Irish team. Olive Loughnane was the star of the team claiming a silver medal in the grueling twenty kilometre walk event. Both Dervla O’ Rourke and David Gillick also performed superbly at the games with ...
Security Delays
The Dublin Airport Authority came in for more strong criticism last week as up to ninety passengers missed their flights due to security delays on the morning of Friday August 21st. Aer Lingus stated that thirty five of their passengers missed flights while Ryanair say fifty of their passengers missed flights. According to Ryanair it ...
July Numbers Down
A recent report by the DAA has shown traffic at the Airport to have dropped by thirteen percent this July in comparison to the previous year. The biggest drop (Fourteen and a half percent) came from continental Europe while traffic from the United Kingdom was down by ten percent. Domestic flight traffic dropped by twenty ...
Flight Updates by Text
Ever been left waiting at the Airport because of a delayed flight? You arrive on time only to find that the person you are picking up is on a delayed flight. A new text service has been launched which will allow users to obtain up to date flight information. Just enter the text “DUB ARR” ...
Changes to Winter Schedule
Ryanair look set to announce significant cuts to their Winter schedule in Dublin. The airline has again blamed the Irish government’s airport tax for the cuts. A full announcement is expected from Ryanair chief Michael O’ Leary later today. There seems to be no plans at present to reduce or remove the government tax. In ...
Baggage at Dublin Airport
I’m not trying to put anyone off from flying with this article but some of the statistics regarding baggage losses are quite staggering. Reportably around forty two million bags are lost every year worldwide which means around one hundred and fifteen thousand items go missing daily. A recent report undertaken by the European Consumer Centre ...
Real Madrid Arrive
Eager Irish soccer fans waited patiently last night at Dublin Airport for the Real Madrid team to arrive with new ninety four million euro signing Ronaldo the main attraction. Fans gathered at the arrivals area eager to catch a glimpse of some of the world’s best footballers. Real Madrid are in Dublin for a training ...
Dublin Airport T2 Work Halted by Strike
A strike involving over ten thousand electricians has been taking place in Dublin today after talks last week failed to secure an agreement. Supply of Electricity will not be affected in city or country areas. The workers are looking for an eleven percent increase which they say is owed to them from an agreement made ...
Dublin Airport Authority Hits Back at Ryanair
Recent claims from Ryanair that a security failure had resulted in over fifty Ryanair passengers missing their flights have been denied by the Dublin Airport Authority. According to Ryanair the DAA failed in their security role last Saturday the 27th June when customers were left queuing for more than half an hour. They went on ...
New One Euro Charge at Airport
In a move that’s seems to go against what every other airport in the world is doing right now the Commission for Aviation Regulation have decided to raise their airport charge by one euro. At a time when most people are feeling the pinch of the current recession the move has come as a surprise ...
Ryanair to Cut Back on Aircraft at Dublin and Shannon
The chief executive of Ryanair, Michael O’Leary yesterday announced that Ryanair would be cutting back on aircraft numbers at Dublin and Shannon Airport for their winter timetable. This adds to the five planes which have already been removed from Dublin this year. With two hundred and fifty job losses already recorded by the airline this ...
DAA Advertisement Questioned
Ryanair were once again at war with the Dublin Airport Authority today. The long running feud between the groups continued today with Ryanair accusing the DAA of false advertising. In a recent advertising run the DAA advised passengers to arrive ninety minutes before their flight time in order to be sure of catching their flight ...
Aer Lingus Drop Two Dublin Routes
Aer Lingus announced today that they will no longer be running two routes from Dublin from the 25th of October. The two routes affected are San Francisco and Washington. These routes will come under review again in 2010 and may be put back into operation. The Chicago flight from Shannon Airport will also be suspended ...
Terminal Two Work Continues
Last weekend saw the installation of three of the largest escalators in Ireland take place at Terminal Two Dublin Airport. The escalators weigh in at twenty eight and a half tonnes each as work continues on the terminal. As part of the overall six hundred and ten million project the escalators will provide a connection ...
100 Miss Flights
Last Wednesday saw Ryanair call on the new chairman of the DAA David Dilger to take positive action regarding what they referred to as the appalling service levels at Dublin Airport. Recently over one hundred passengers missed their morning flight due to huge lines at security points. Many passengers spoke of lines being as long ...
Dublin Airport Flight Simulator
An announcement made yesterday confirmed Dublin Airport as the location for a new flight simulator which will be used to train pilots worldwide. The plan means a several million Euro investment by the company Simtech who will begin work on the first ever Aviation Centre of Excellence in Ireland. The centre will be located close ...
Victorious Leinster Team Return
The Leinster rugby team received a warm welcome on Saturday night at Dublin Airport as they returned with the European Cup. Airport passengers heading for various destinations joined with hardened Leinster supporters in cheering the team. One Irishman hoped to convince his wife to stick around for the celebrations as she was due to arrive ...
Airport Charge for Plastic Bags
Baggage fees have long been a major gripe among airline passengers however the news that passengers will now have to pay one euro for two plastic security bags at Dublin Airport to store toiletries has shocked even the most skeptical of customers. In the past the bags as you would expect have always been free. ...
Less Flights on Aer Lingus Dublin to Belfast Route
Aer Lingus plans to cut the number of flights on five routes this Autumn at Belfast International Airport but pledged to run the flights again as normal within 4 months of that date. The five affected destinations are Barcelona, Milan, Paris, Rome and Faro. There will be less aircraft available for the Dublin-Belfast route meaning ...
Airport Authority to Axe Hundreds of Jobs
According to an announcement made earlier today the DAA looks set to cut 400 jobs from its workforce of 3,600. The DAA are also involved with Shannon and Cork Airports. Last month the company announced that it expected an eleven percent decrease in Traffic across the three airports in the coming years which would result ...
Laser Pointer incidents at Airport
Pilots have asked for hand held laser pointers to be prohibited after several dangerous incidents of misuse at Dublin Airport. Pilots have been blinded by the lasers while attempting to land planes. Just a minute and a half before landing, pilots have been targeted by laser wielding idiots. The lasers can cause temporary blindness which ...
Luxury cars left at Dublin Airport
You can hardly turn on the TV or the radio theses days with hearing about the economic recession that is currently gripping Ireland. According to the Dublin Airport Authority people are now leaving their cars behind at airport car parks when emigrating from the country. Its not just old bangers been left behind either. Luxury ...
Dublin flight delays
Ten Aer Lingus flights were cancelled between Britain and Ireland on the 25th and 26th of September due to an air traffic control problem in the United Kingdom. Nine of the flights were scheduled for the 25th and one on the morning of the 26th. Aer Lingus officials say that over 1,300 passengers were affected ...
Irish Paralympions jet into Dublin
Ireland’s Paralympic heroes are due to arrive in Dublin Airport today at 6.20pm. It was a hugely successful Paralympics for the Irish team bagging 3 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze medal. As well as their impressive medal haul, the team were also responsible for 5 world records and 25 personal best. Jason Smyth from ...
