{"id":20990,"date":"2022-05-30T17:09:19","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=20990"},"modified":"2022-05-30T17:13:25","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T11:43:25","slug":"passengers-miss-flights-as-dublin-airport-struggles-with-lack-of-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/30\/passengers-miss-flights-as-dublin-airport-struggles-with-lack-of-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Passengers miss flights as Dublin Airport Struggles With lack of Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Passengers reported waiting over three hours to get through security, leading to many missing their flights.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-color\"> <em><strong>Dublin Airport <\/strong><\/em>suffered a meltdown on Sunday as passengers were forced to queue outside Terminals 1 and 2 in the morning hours. The airport struggled with security checks, with not enough lanes open and traffic rising rapidly. The&nbsp;shortage of staff&nbsp;led to hundreds missing their flights after expending hours in the queue.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dublin-airport-suffered-a-meltdown-on-sunday-as\"> Dublin Airport&nbsp;suffered a meltdown on Sunday as  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9380665.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9380665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9380665-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9380665-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9380665-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/9380665-750x563.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Dublin airport | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For passengers, Sunday was set to be another bustling day in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dublin_Airport\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Dublin<\/a>, with tens of thousands flying across Europe and the world for holidays and work. However, things did not go to prepare from the early hours of the morning. According to accounts in the BBC, passengers arriving at 05:30 AM were greeted by long lines for security. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, these lines were extending outside the airports as well due to a sheer lack of space. While still moving at a snail&#8217;s pace, it took over three hours for some to make it to the airport, by which time their flight was long departed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Tensions ran understandably high, with furious travelers calling their airlines to rebook onto a later flight.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is Dublin Airport this morning. This is madness. Where is <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EamonRyan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@EamonRyan<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/1Hildegarde?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@1Hildegarde<\/a> this has to stop we are the laughing stock of the travelling world. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EArcJ64pKs\">pic.twitter.com\/EArcJ64pKs<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Senator G Craughwell (@GCraughwell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GCraughwell\/status\/1530863661463609344?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"dublin-airport-apologizes\">Dublin Airport updated travelers that due to around 50,000 passengers <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At 10:43 AM on Sunday, Dublin Airport updated travelers that due to around 50,000 passengers on the day, queuing outside the airport has to be used. This was followed up by two apology tweets in the next 30 minutes, which did little to assuage concerns for those stuck outside Terminals 1 and 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-dublin-airport-authority-head-of-communications\">Dublin Airport Authority Head of Communications <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Queues outside T1 eased out by the afternoon, but those outside T2 took a few more hours before reaching close to normal levels. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dublin_Airport\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Dublin Airport Authority Head of Communications, Kevin Cullinane,<\/a> later clarified what went wrong, telling,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We found ourselves, obviously, with not a sufficient number of security lanes open this morning very early on to cope with the unexpected presentation of passengers at that hour, and for that, we have to unreservedly apologize. It&#8217;s been a very challenging day for everyone and for that we obviously apologize for those passengers that endured those lengthy queues.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read      <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/10\/wizz-air-intends-to-hire-20000-new-staff-including-6600-pilots-by-2030\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Wizz Air intends to hire 20,000 new staff, including 6,600 pilots, by 2030<\/a>                        <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/13\/emirates-group-declares-a-significantly-lower-usd-1-1-billion-annual-loss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Emirates group declares a \u2018significantly\u2019 lower USD 1.1 billion annual loss<\/a>                <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/26\/dgca-asks-air-india-to-repair-aircraft-after-passenger-complains-of-shabby-interiors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">DGCA asks Air India to repair aircraft after passenger complains of shabby interiors<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The airport is now operating on adding 370 more security staff quickly, of which 300 have already been recruited. However, as they go through the training processes and checks, Dublin stays at the risk of facing this problem once again. In current weeks, other&nbsp;airports like Amsterdam Schiphol, London Gatwick,&nbsp;Heathrow, and more have faced massive wait times due to a lack of staff.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Dublin Airport reported that passengers would be eligible for reimbursements due to the disruptions caused on Sunday. While this usually does not cover the prices of the destinations, any costs incurred while standing in queues, such as food or a phone charger, are within limits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/124961600_dublinairportdelays.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/124961600_dublinairportdelays.jpg 976w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/124961600_dublinairportdelays-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/124961600_dublinairportdelays-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/124961600_dublinairportdelays-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/124961600_dublinairportdelays-750x422.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 976px) 100vw, 976px\" \/><figcaption><strong> Dublin Airport  | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For now, European airports all face the challenge of trying to staff up as travelers return in droves. If you&#8217;re flying on a busy day, make sure you reach the airport well in advance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviation a2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>join our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Telegram group <\/a>for the latest updates <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Dublin Airport suffered a meltdown on Sunday as passengers were forced to queue outside Terminals 1 and 2 in the morning hours. The airport struggled with security checks, with not enough lanes open and traffic rising rapidly. 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