Aviation

Dublin Airport scraps emergency security taskforces after hiring spree

DAA has achieved its target of 800 rostered security personnel to deal with high passenger numbers over the summer

In March, DAA established security taskforces as part of which it was asking both frontline and non-frontline staff to work additional hours on security desks. Picture: Fergal Phillips

DAA has scrapped emergency security taskforces it set up in March to deal with an Easter rush at Dublin Airport having hired more than 800 security staff to man screening areas over the busy summer months, the Business Post understands.

The operator of Dublin Airport will no longer be asking office staff to work at security desks, ending a scheme that meant some administrative workers could claim up to €2,000 in bonuses if they worked ...