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Roisin Butler

Dublin Airport says 'big changes' have been made ahead of expected travel surge

Dublin Airport has confirmed that a higher volume of passengers this summer won't result in a repeat of last year's chaos.

Travel was disrupted last year at Dublin Airport following a surge in passenger numbers post pandemic. Lengthy queues outside the airport caused thousands of passengers to miss their flights across the summer period.

Additional staff have been brought in to accommodate higher passenger numbers as more people jet off on holidays. this summer. Officials have assured the public there will be "no repeat" of the chaos witnessed last year.

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The daa's CEO Kenny Jacobs told Newstalk: "We've made big changes to the operating standards at the airport; it will be busy and there'll be certain mornings when the Irish exodus is happening to sunny Spain and sunny Italy."

He added: "But there won't be a repeat of the scenes of last summer."

Dublin Airport is anticipating a considerable increase in passenger numbers over the coming months. Figures show that almost 3 million people travelled through the busy airport this April, a higher figure when compared to numbers recorded over the same month in 2019 and 2022.

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