Dublin Airport

DAA will increase security lanes at peak times amid fears of further delays this weekend

Authority has been told to publish a plan for managing crowds ahead of the bank holiday weekend, after chaotic scenes last Sunday

Controversy erupted on Sunday after more than 1,000 passengers were forced to abandon their travel plans due to lengthy queues at Dublin Airport. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

Dublin Airport will increase the number of security lanes at peak times as it tries to reduce the lengthy delays experienced by passengers over recent days, ministers were told this morning.

Under-pressure DAA executives also promised to improve the airport’s queue management systems ahead of the bank holiday weekend at a meeting with Eamon Ryan, the Minister for Transport.

Dalton Philips, its chief executive, told the government the measures were being put in place to ...