Dublin Airport security waiting times

Depends on whether you're classed as "Self Connecting Passengers" or not.

If you're flying Ryanair for the last leg, then you are definitely self-connecting and you have to go through security again.

No problem on any afternoon in the last few weeks including May bank holiday.

The problem is early morning with far too many people coming far far too early for their flights causing an unnatural and unplanned surge.

And because the weekend is primarily holiday flights and charters there are more families and more "worry" and this leads to more and more coming early because they look on tiktok and see a queue that the tiktokker sensationalises as they did on Thursday / Friday & Saturday and each day more and more people came earlier and earlier creating a ripple effect.

As I said, solution is dreadfully simple - state loudly and clearly that you will not be allowed inside the airport building or on a carpark shuttle bus unless you can show you flight is within three hours. Implement that for 2am - 9am for a couple of weeks - put plenty of tiktoks up showing refusals and people will get the message

Is that the real root cause? I think the root cause that initially caused the delays was more passengers per hour than security could handle. Has that root cause been solved, as in if they ensure those at front of queue have a flight departing within 2 hours will no one miss their flight? I am all on for having even multiple queues such as my flight is 6am/7am/8am and allow people to wait until their queue starts to move.

If that's the only issue then why don't the DAA ask people to move into different lines or send them to a queue or holding area far away. It's hardly rocket science and then allow anyone with a flight departing within 90 minutes to jump the queue if they can prove it.

I think the reality is the limited security resources are not able to cope with peak demand even when during non peak they reduce staff, as in they simply do not have enough security people to cover 24/7/365 and something has got to give in that queues will form and if people are not allowed to jump to top of queue they will miss their flights. If they put on more security at morning rush they have no one else for evening rush.

Gross incompetence from DAA seems to be making matters worse, basic queue management should be a given, but don't blame the public who are trying to do what they can to prevent a holiday disaster.

It looks like there was no priority system...

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Mr Cullinane referred to the "goodwill" of some passengers travelling today with one man allowed to be fast tracked so he could make his flight for his wedding abroad. However, he said it is "impossible" to facilitate everyone.

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DAA are still saying arrive 2.5 hours early for short haul and 3.5 for long haul.

I am flying on Thursday...

If management weren't ready and had plans in place for :

'And because the weekend is primarily holiday flights and charters there are more families and more "worry" and this leads to more and more coming early because they look on tiktok and see a queue that the tiktokker sensationalises as they did on Thursday / Friday & Saturday and each day more and more people came earlier and earlier creating a ripple effect.'

They're simply not fit to manage.

Yes, it's basic stuff.

Also, very easy to foresee an 'early surge' if there's already been 'media' (RTE not just tictok) about airport delays in previous weeks, again, this is very basic stuff.

I fly to London at 7.30am tomorrow and plan to be in the airport at 5am. Am now thinking it may have to be even earlier

I’m heading to the airport shortly. Planning to get there around 2 for a 5:25 flight. I’ll post how I’m getting on.

Took me 30 minutes to clear security from when I arrived at terminal 2. Probably would have taken somewhat longer at terminal 1.

Liverpool match?

Maybe given the casual nature of the contract (guaranteed 30 hours, be available for more) they made alternative plans. Who knows

I'm not blaming passengers as it's human nature when you see all the social media posts from last week even though those queues were only 30-40 minutes.

DAA have to change their methods. One thing they can do in an instant is to control those entering the airport and restrict it to those with flights within 3 hours.

That will control the flow.

Note how quickly you can get through security in the evening? Because whilst there are many flights from 6pm, there are very few after 9pm.

So certainly not blaming passengers, they just are reacting to what they see, but there has to be segregation of those arriving far to early

Stansted is poxy at the best of times.. has been always… Gatwick is 1000 more efficient and friendly..

Ya I'm not realistically sure what they can do in a week. Offer lots of overtime pay maybe, I think they've already reassigned people from Cork for the last few months so not much else they can do there bar closing Cork down, prioritise vetting for their staff maybe.

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Seems a lot more manageable today (so far) and yesterday seemingly been no queues outside terminal

> most of the regional airports only serve sun destinations, apart from the likes of London, New York and a few other mainstream locations.

Yep, the only way to get from Shannon or Cork to anywhere except the UK or a beach is to connect in Amsterdam, London or Paris , or just fly from Dublin.

And ffs, when they do run flights from Cork to Munich for instance, or indeed Zurich, its priced for business or well heeled ski traffic (mostly 300-400 return) which then just drives people to opt to fly to Dublin to have a half ways affordable flight.

The problem now is folks showing up 3-4-5-6 hours ahead of departure clogging the system

They need a very clear policy that unless your flight is leaving in the next 2.5 hours (or 3.5 for US) you can't get into the terminal full stop that would help