Dublin Airport has launched its "12 Airport Tips for Christmas" to help ensure passengers move smoothly through the airport over the festive period as around 1.5 million people are expected to arrive and depart during the period.
The numbers travelling this year will be up by around 95% on the same period last year and on a par with total passenger levels in 2019.
Among the advice issued by Dublin Airport are tips on how to prepare for security screening, the things to check before leaving for the airport and the dos and don'ts when travelling with gifts, including not wrapping presents and not packing snow globes in hand luggage.
The Dublin Airport campus and terminal buildings have been decorated to give a special atmosphere to the airport over this festive season.
As many as 1,000 performers from local schools and choirs will sing in both terminals in the days leading up to Christmas bringing a true Ceád Míle Fáilte to the many people coming home for the Christmas holidays and to those visiting Ireland from overseas.
Lots of festive cheer for passengers arriving into Terminal 1 @DublinAirport this morning as the kids from St Mary's Secondary School in Baldoyle worked their way through a fine repertoire of Christmas classics. 🎄 🎶 🦌 pic.twitter.com/xoFgQ8mzTu
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) December 16, 2022
According to Dublin Airport spokesperson, Graeme McQueen: “The true magic of Christmas at Dublin Airport will be back this December with families from around the world once again fully free to enjoy Christmas together following two very disrupted years due to the Covid pandemic.
"The arrivals halls in Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport are heart-warming places to be at this time of year as people are re-united with loved ones.
"Over the years we've seen everything from marriage proposals to families being reunited for the first time in many years, sometimes decades.
"We'll also be seeing lots of emotional scenes as grandparents, aunts and uncles meet their grandchildren, nieces and nephews for the very first time."
Dublin Airport’s 12 Airport Tips for Christmas
- Check which terminal you're departing from
- Plan to arrive at the airport 2hrs before a short-haul flight, 3hrs before long-haul + 1 additional hour if checking in a bag
- Check what time your airline's check-in desk/bag drop opens
- Place laptops and electronics in a separate tray
- Have your liquids under 100ml in a clear re-sealable bag
- Take off boots, heels and shoes with metal buckles as you approach the x-ray machine
- Remove jackets, scarves, hats and bulky outer garments
- Don’t wrap gifts
- Don’t bring snow globes in your hand luggage
- Don’t bring butter, brandy butter, cranberry sauce in your hand luggage
- Bring an empty water bottle to refill after security at one of our hydration stations
- Wish our staff a Happy Christmas as you pass through!
