Dublin Airport security waiting times

Those passenger locator forms as well as testing was also ridiculous, same as quarantine. It would have worked maybe in the early stages of the pandemic, like when cases in Italy were way higher, and in order to flatten the curve. However soon after it was a waste of money and a senseless restriction only causing the aviation industry to suffer further.

The problem was that the virus spread more within communities as via travel, at that later stage. Also countries like Australia or even North Korea couldn't keep the virus out. Vaccination is ultimately the only way.

Also our world and our economy is way to connected to answer the virus with travel restrictions. Maybe quarantine would have worked, in a less connected world economy, back in 1700 or 1800 something, but not today. Any truck driver bringing in food and medical supplies would bring the virus in, and community spreading would see to the rest....

We were asked leaving the airport after collecting bags, they didn't look at mine at all. I opened it on a phone but only flashed the phone at a distance & ushered past. Think she looked closer at my wife's but I wasn't paying much attention.

Have a flight at 7am Sunday. Planning on checking in bags with AL in T2 the evening before. AL recommended 4.5 - 5hrs leeway before takeoff. Wondering how much I can cut off by checking in bags the night before? Does anyone have experience of what it is like at peak peak times? For example, those queues, are they broken into check-in and security (eg the really long queue outside the airport) or are they one big queue to get into the airport in the first place?

Have fast track pass too.

Thanks

I have an 8am Ryanair flight on a bank holiday weekend with a bag drop and 2 young kids.

I would bite your hand off if you offered me a full refund.

Again, nobody can possibly know two weeks in advance.

Two days in advance, you might have some idea.

8am is post first-wave but perhaps this is not the right approach to a start to the holliers !

Seems that the DAA plan will be that you won't be able to enter the terminal if arriving more than 2.5hrs in advance during busy periods

So their solution is...holding pens...so more queues and more people on top of each other...brilliant.

I wonder when it will be implemented.

Due to fly tomorrow morning at 730...aiming to be at airport for 4 (when T2 security opens)...not sure if that best tactic now...

All we will see is a second horde behind the first , thats not a plan thats handwashing

Hi,

Can someone define long haul please? Would a four hour flight be classed as long haul?

Thanks

If they can properly implement the plan of keeping out passengers with flights more than 2.5/3.5 hours away, then this is a good thing.

What is happening is 5/6 hours worth of passengers are all coming at the same time and then the fears of seeing queues, means people are panicking. You will always have folks hitting security around an hour before their flight, because some of the check in desks can take an absolute age to get through. I've had this when checking a bag in on connecting flights such as KLM and BA. These pax are then joining the others here 5 hours before their 9.30am flight when there will be light queues at 7.30, excpet are in the mix of passengers at say 5.30am at the peak time.

If the DAA guarantee that every passenger will get through with this system, then that will be good.

I do worry about the holding pen and its facilities for passengers...

Herded into holding pens like cattle.

It would be funny if it wasn't so serious.

This is 21st century Ireland. We have all the technology and tools for planning and forecasting and this is what's happening. Remember this is a crisis that was flagged months ago.

I would hate to be travelling the weekend.

Luckily people also have technology and tools such as clocks to ensure that if they turn up at the indicated time then they won't need to be in a holding area at all.