With the summer months just around the corner, and travel restrictions expected to see an easing with the implementation of EU Digital Green Certificates, the airport experience is set to be a lot different.
Alongside a ream of necessary documents to prove eligibility for travel, the airport itself will seem a lot different to those of us who have not seen the inside of it since the pandemic began.
In line with the current European Aviation Safety Agency guidelines, entry to the airport terminals is now limited to passengers, crew members and staff.
A passenger can only be accompanied in special circumstances - for example if a passenger requires assistance.
In order to be allowed to enter the airport, every passenger will have to show their valid travel documents such as a boarding card or passport to a member of staff on arrival.
Queue management systems have been put in place in all areas of the Airport, as well as floor graphics, signage and regular public announcements to remind passengers of the importance of social distancing.
As well as the requirement for all over the age of 13 to wear face masks - except those with legitimate medical reasons to not wear one - 620 plexiglass screens have also been installed in areas where there is close contact between passengers and staff; including at check-in, security, shops, food & beverage outlets, customer service desks, boarding gates, and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
Similar to all other public spaces at the moment, there are a limited number of seats available at the boarding gates, and they are prioritised for passengers with reduced mobility, families travelling with young children or women travelling while pregnant.
Socially distanced seating is also in place in the food and beverage areas and signage to indicate the maximum number of people permitted in bathrooms and lifts has also been put in place.
All open retail outlets at the airport have been rearranged in order to ensure social distancing and allow for contactless payment.
The car parks are also now completely contactless, from payments, to entry and exit, and social distancing measures are in place on the Red Express Car Park shuttle buses and in the bus shelters.
If you're planning on taking a trip over the coming months, passengers are reminded to check the current COVID-19 entry requirements for the country, state or region they are travelling to before departing Ireland.
