Aviation

Dublin Airport: Passengers who arrive too early will have to wait in outdoor ‘holding areas’

Airport was down 37 staff last Sunday when more than 1,400 people missed their flights due to lengthy security queues

Dalton Philips: the DAA chief executive said the authority’s plan to manage passengers last Sunday had ‘failed’. Picture: Jon Enoch

Passengers who arrive to Dublin Airport too early for their flights will have to wait in an outdoor “holding area” as part of crisis plans drawn up by the airport operator, amid fears that the chaotic scenes of last Sunday could repeat themselves this weekend.

Dalton Philips, the chief executive of DAA, told the Oireachtas transport committee that the airport will be “triaging access to the terminals” this weekend if required, and only allowing passengers ...