Car parks at Dublin Airport are booked out as the airport is anticipating 472,000 passengers during the upcoming August bank holiday weekend, with approximately 234,000 departures and 238,000 arrivals expected over the four-day period. This is up slightly (1.5pc) on the figure for 2023.
Sunday is projected to be the busiest day of the year so far, comparable to the 120,585 handled by the airport on Sunday July 30, 2023.
Travellers are advised to arrive at the airport two hours before a short-haul flight and three hours prior to a long-haul journey to allow sufficient time for check-in and security screenings.
Dublin Airport’s Director of Communications, Sarah Ryan said “this weekend will be one of our busiest of the year so far. A host of new food and beverage outlets have been added in both terminals, and avail of the additional seating, faster free Wi-Fi speeds and additional phone charging sockets we’ve rolled out in recent months. As always, the team at Dublin Airport are ready to welcome passengers set to fly off on city breaks and sun holidays this weekend.”
