DAA is announced more flexible recommended arrival times for passengers using Dublin Airport.
Passengers are now advised to arrive two hours in advance for short-haul flights and three hours before long-haul trips.
The move comes after the airport authority reported a “significant improvement” in security screening queue times.
Passengers with check-in bags should allow additional time of up to an hour.
Recently, there have been delays for those using the airport, and on certain days, lines have extended outside the terminal doors.
Since April, passengers had been advised to arrive two-and-a-half hours before a short-haul flight and three-and-a-half hours before a long-haul flight to help reduce queues.
The continued reduction in security processing times, aided by the ongoing recruitment of new security staff and the deployment of prudent contingency measures over the summer months, has led to an improvement in the passenger experience and should provide increased reassurance to all those travelling over the coming weeks.
After the implementation of new measures, there have been no significant security challenges in June, July or August and no passengers have missed flights in these three months.
DAA chief executive Dalton Philips said: “During July – Dublin Airport’s busiest month in three years – over 3 million passengers flew in and out of the airport. 99% of all passengers passed through security in under 45 minutes, while 90% of passengers queued for 30 minutes or less. In the first two weeks of August, virtually all passengers were through security screening in 30 minutes or less.”
“I would like to thank and acknowledge the support of our passengers who have worked with us over recent months to navigate our way through an incredibly challenging and turbulent time for aviation in general and Dublin Airport in particular. Our team at Dublin Airport has been simply brilliant, everyone across the business has put their shoulder to the wheel through this difficult period and their cheerfulness and helpfulness has been regularly noted by our passengers,” Mr Philips added.
This improved performance is the result of a continued bolstering of the security screening operation at Dublin Airport, with a concerted and ongoing recruitment drive to bring staffing levels back to 2019 levels. Since October 2021, daa has almost doubled its security screening team at Dublin Airport through the hiring of more than 350 officers. The recruitment of additional staff will continue over the weeks and months ahead.
The Defence Forces had been on standby to take up posts at vehicle checkpoints at Dublin Airport in the event of a major COVID outbreak, though the requirement for this did not materialise. The Defence Forces are now being stood down and daa thanks the members of Óglaigh na hÉireann for their support.