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Dublin Airport security staff warn DAA bosses that they will refuse to train Army

Security staff at Dublin Airport have warned that they will refuse to work alongside – or even help train – any soldiers drafted in to guard the airport.

exclusive Dublin Airport in turmoil: bring in the Army, says poll

A large majority of people believe the Army should be drafted in to help at Dublin Airport, according to a Sunday Independent/Ireland Thinks opinion poll, as cancelled flights, missing baggage and long delays caused further significant disruption at the airport this weekend.

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Holiday blues worsen for airline passengers as delays and cancellations leave summer travel plans in chaos

There were fresh scenes of spiralling queues at airline check-in desks yesterday as holidaymakers faced a continuing summer of flight cancellations, lost baggage and long wait times.

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Shane Ross Opinion Government made needless descent into Dublin Airport DAA mayhem

Michael O’Leary has a very annoying habit. The chief executive of Ryanair knows the aviation business. He gets right up the noses of most transport ministers past and present (not this one) because he has no respect for their political cowardice or their reluctance to tackle fundamental problems. Small problems like the DAA itself. Small problems like the Dublin A irport operator’s continued insistence on putting the passenger at the bottom of the list. Small problems like its complete lack of foresight.

Aer Lingus cancels 25 more flights to and from Dublin Airport across Friday and Saturday

July has landed, and with it more flight cancellations from Aer Lingus.

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‘Aer Lingus made no attempt to help, it was ridiculously bad customer service’ – couple have to start honeymoon a day late after flight was cancelled

A Tipperary couple were heading off on their honeymoon for the second time in two days yesterday evening, after their Aer Lingus flight was cancelled at the last minute on Wednesday.

Aer Lingus is forced to cancel more flights from Dublin Airport today

Furious passengers have vented their anger on social media after Aer Lingus was forced to cancel more flights from Dublin Airport today.

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From bus strikes to the Big Freeze – those times of crisis when the Army helped out

Members of the Defence Forces training up to stand in for security personnel at Dublin Airport in the event of a Covid surge will not be the first time the Army has mustered when called upon by government .

Dublin Airport: Ryanair boss says passengers are ‘wound up with anxiety’ as he welcomes army move

Ryanair CEO Eddie Wilson has argued that some people are “looking for problems that don’t exist” regarding contingency plans to redeploy army personnel to Dublin Airport.

Negative sentiment and high fuel costs could result in air passenger numbers falling, DAA warns Cabinet

Airport officials are warning Cabinet ministers that spiralling fuel costs and “negative passenger sentiment” may see a drop in traveller numbers at Dublin and Cork airports.

DAA and Aer Lingus to meet Siptu union for pay talks this week as higher inflation drives wage demands

Pay talks are scheduled at both Aer Lingus and DAA this Thursday as inflation drives pay demands in the aviation sector.

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DAA may refund all holiday costs, including hotels and apartments, if they were missed due to delays debacle

Passengers who missed holidays on foot of the security queue delays in Dublin Airport last month may be able to get the cost of their break back from Dublin Airport operator DAA.

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Richard Curran Opinion NTMA and ECB buy us some time on national debt. Let’s use it wisely

Things got a bit wobbly on the sovereign debt front last week as the European Central Bank called an emergency meeting. The cost of Italian 10-year debt had rocketed up to above 4pc at worrying speed.

Letters to the Editor Opinion It’s high time the GAA embraced technology to assist referees with difficult match decisions

How much longer must we wait before the GAA embraces technology fully to assist referees, officials and players?

Irish airspace activity to soar next year, says IAA boss

The number of aircraft flying through Irish airspace next year is projected to be 25pc higher than in 2019, according to the boss of the Irish Aviation Authority, signalling a continuing rapid recovery in the aviation sector.

Dublin Airport passengers left without luggage for more than a week

Dublin Airport passengers have been left without their luggage for more than a week as ground crews struggle to come to terms with the fallout from massive queues and delays.

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Roslyn Dee Opinion If only more airport staff were like those in Dublin

There was the time I left my credit card at the perfume counter before having it returned by the sales assistant who rushed to the departure gate and caught me, still oblivious to my loss, just as I was about to board my flight.

Ryanair announces biggest winter schedule from Ireland, including route to Lapland

RYANAIR has announced what it calls its “biggest ever” Irish winter schedule, with 156 routes from Ireland now timetabled for winter 2022/23.

Dublin Airport now focuses on arrivals as 20 flights to land in one hour today

Dublin Airport is bracing itself for the single busiest period of the bank holiday weekend, with 20 flights arriving at a single terminal over the space of just 60 minutes.

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Brendan O'Connor Opinion Massive queues and platty jubes

Further delays at Dublin Airport this weekend were put down to the fact that every passenger going through had to be interviewed by a radio, television or print journalist about how early they had arrived and what they felt about delays. One man missed his flight because he was delayed so long giving a radio v ox p op on how he had turned up seven hours early.

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Global ambitions led airport bosses to ignore the day-to-day operations

Back in February, Dalton Philips, CEO of the Dublin Airport Authority, and his senior team were in celebratory mood.

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DAA and gardaí clash over armed patrols led to frosty relations at Dublin Airport

It all started with a brawl. Or a video of a brawl, to be more specific, showing a number of men violently fighting in the arrivals area of Dublin Airport’s Terminal One on May 24.

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CEO Dalton Philips says the next four weeks will be ‘very tight’ at Dublin Airport

Dalton Philips, the CEO of Dublin Airport, has said the next four weeks will be “very tight” at the airport as management work to increase staffing levels.

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Colm McCarthy Opinion Ministers don’t do rosters, so why blame airport chaos on them?

Delays at Dublin Airport last week resulted in a “blame the Government” response in Dáil Éireann and in the print and broadcast media.

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Louise McSharry Opinion Dublin Airport needs to offer passengers a lot more more than a wing and a prayer

As I write, I’m sitting outside a cabin on Lake Garda where my family, my parents and another family are on holiday. We’ve been here for four days and one topic of conversation has dominated: Dublin Airport.

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John Mulligan Opinion Eagerness to fly so soon after the pandemic caught DAA on back foot

As the pandemic raged in 2020, the DAA – like most other businesses – had stark choices to make.

Letters to the Editor Opinion Stop the spoofing, Leo, and serve the common good

What if it is correct that there is a consensus for Ireland to join an EU army (‘Varadkar confident he could secure a Yes vote for Ireland to join EU army’, Irish Independent, June 1)? The implication here is that under the present administration, what the people want, the people get. Really?

Scan machines that could cut Dublin Airport queues in half still 18 months away

Passengers at Dublin Airport will have to keep removing laptops, iPads, liquids, aerosols and baby food from their luggage for another 12 to 18 months, until new, more sophisticated baggage scanners are installed, the Irish Independent can reveal.

Dublin Airport Q&A: How early should I arrive for flights? How can I avoid security delays and queues?

Holidaymakers are heading into peak season, and airports worldwide are struggling to cope.

Editorial Opinion No accountability over Dublin Airport chaos

Travel, we are told, is the one thing you can spend your money on that makes you richer. But the Dublin Airport experience has been anything but enriching of late.