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Dublin Airport Authority to appear before Oireachtas transport committee

Dublin Airport Authority to appear before Oireachtas transport committee

The Dublin Airport Authority will be asked today for a guarantee that chaotic scenes and long queues experienced last weekend, won't be repeated.

1400 people missed flights on Sunday after thousands of passengers were forced to queue outside and inside both terminal buildings.

Staffing shortages are being blamed.

The DAA's CEO Dalton Philips and the senior management team are due before the Oireachtas Transport Committee today.

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Committee Chair, Kieran O'Donnell, says they want complete assurance that this bank holiday weekend and the summer season will be different.

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