New approach route from south, to Dublin airport?

Ger Roe

I live in north east Wicklow and seem to have noticed an increase in approach air traffic to Dublin, passing overhead. Previously most of the overhead passing would have been long hauls continuing over us, at higher altitudes, but there seems to be more Dublin bound traffic recently.

A few weeks ago I flew back from Malta and noticed we came up from the south over Wicklow, turning towards the east over Glendalough, before heading over sea to Dublin Bay at Bray and then looping back around to approach Dublin over Howth, from the east. Looking on Flight Radar since, I have noticed more planes also taking this route on approach to Dublin - this morning, one passed overhead on the same flight route, originating from Paris.

I like looking up traffic on flight radar and listening in on an airband radio, so I seem to have more activity to monitor. Is it my imagination, or has there been some ATC change relatively recently?.

EchoIndia

The current Dublin standard arrival routes are available in this suite of material and may help.

https://www.airnav.ie/air-traffic-management/aeronautical-information-management/aip-package/dublin-chart-information