Dublin will handle 340,000 passengers over the second St Brigid’s public holiday weekend. Over the four days between Friday February 2 and Monday February 5, around 172,000 people will fly out of Dublin Airport, with around 168,000 due to arrive.
According to Graeme McQueen, Media Relations Manager, daa: “The busy long weekend will kick off early, with several thousand Irish rugby fans heading over to Paris for the opening Six Nations match on Friday night.”
“We’re expecting an average of 85,000 passengers per day over the weekend. To ensure a smooth journey through the airport, we would strongly advise passengers to prepare for security in advance. A key time-saver for passengers at this time of year is to plan your airport outfit, keeping in mind that items such as hoodies and also ankle boots will need to be removed when going through security.”
Dublin Airport is offering discounts of up to 20pc on its lounges, which can be booked directly on the airport’s website.
Cork airport will handle 30,000 passengers and Shannon 21,000 passengers.
