People took to Twitter to express their frustration with some passengers claiming to have missed their flights due to the delays.
Dublin Airport has apologised for “lengthy queues” at security on Sunday morning after passengers took to Twitter to express their frustration.
Many people took to social media on Sunday after they were left waiting for unusually long periods of time for security screening, with some passengers claiming to have missed their flights due to the delays.
Missed my flight this morning on account of the obscene overcrowding and delays in security, I was in the queue when it was advertised as a 35 minute wait this later changed to 45. I finally got through after 1 hour and 20 mins but my gate had closed.
— Riac (@Riac) August 29, 2021
The airport said that “additional resources” have now been deployed and the situation is expected to improve soon.
2 hour wait and a missed flight this morning. Overheard one staff member say “there’s not enough staff. How can we deliver full services with no staff?!”
— Robin Fitzhugh (@robinfitzhugh) August 29, 2021
“Dublin Airport is experiencing lengthy queues for security screening this morning,” they said in a statement on Sunday.
.@DublinAirport is experiencing lengthy queues for security screening this morning.
Additional resources have been deployed to the area & we expect the situation to ease shortly.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience.
Our teams are working hard to help you on your way.— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) August 29, 2021
“Additional resources have been deployed to the area and we expect the situation to ease shortly.
“We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience. Our teams are working hard to help you on your way.”
Earlier this summer, Dublin Airport had warned of the possibility of delays due to additional documentation required for travel and Covid-19 health measures.
The number of people at airports throughout the country has increased by a significant amount over recent weeks as restrictions around international travel eased on 19 July with the implementation of the EU Digital Covid Certificate.
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