DUBLIN Airport has issued an urgent warning to passengers over a hack that has gone viral – but it could end disastrously.
While some say it will help reduce the time spent in the airport, the DAA has revealed that it could lead to you missing your flight.
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For many jet setters, the worst part of the journey is waiting in security lines.
It can take a huge amount of time to go through, cutting down any time you may have in the duty free.
To avoid long waits, you can purchase a Fast Track ticket which allows you to bypass the queue.
It brings you to a separate fast line and is priced between €7.99 and €13.99, but depends on the destination and time of your flight.
Now, people have been recommending a hack that means you can avoid the wait times while making it through security faster, without having to pay.
But Dublin Airport is recommending that you avoid it.
Whatever airline you are travelling on will determine if you are in Terminal One or Terminal Two.
Terminal One is used by popular and budget airlines including Ryanair, Air France, Lufthansa, Norwegian etc.
Terminal Two hosts airlines including Aer Lingus, American Airlines, United, Emirates, Etihad Airlines and more.
Some holidaymakers are sharing that they have gone through the opposite terminal to the one listed on their ticket in order to get through quicker.
Speaking on a Tripadvisor forum, one passenger said: “T1 and T2 are connected airside so it does not matter which security you go through, but you must go through security.
“Download the Dublin Airport app which shows security wait times. Dublin airport is not like an American airport when you can walk from gate to gate.
“As you are not on one ticket you cannot use flight connections. Your chance of making this is not in your favour.”
Other passengers noted that they have been doing the same thing.
On Reddit, one person said: “Whoever said that you get to Terminal 1 at Dublin by going through security at Terminal 2. You’re an absolute legend. Queue was 35 min at T1, was 2 min at T2.
“Edit: It was about a 5-7 walk after security to go to the other terminal, could probably do it quicker if yer a brisk walker. Still beats standing for an hour with people clumped around you.”
Another passenger said: “Once in terminal 2 head to your right and down to the main section. You will see a sign for toilets on the far right – there is a corridor there as well near the toilets – follow that for about 5 minutes and your in terminal 1. Shops in terminal 1 open earlier than some in T2 so I usually walk down.”
Another user noted that if you are checking bags, you will want to drop them off at the correct terminal and then head to the other to go through the security line.
The hack is not guaranteed to work though, as passengers may miss their flight if they can’t access the other security line.
A spokesperson for Dublin Airport told RSVP Live: “Passengers should go through security screening in the terminal that they’ll be flying out of (this will be detailed on their ticket/boarding pass).”
AIRPORT LIQUID CHANGES
FROM September 2, Dublin Airport announced a series of changes to bringing liquids with you on board.
Said to be “only temporary”, the European Commission has introduced a temporary restriction to all airports in the European Union.
Passengers travelling through both Terminal One and Terminal Two will be impacted by the changes on the 100ml liquid rule.
Now, passengers are not permitted to carry liquids, aerosols and gels in containers greater than 100ml in their cabin baggage.
All liquids, aerosols and gels must now be stored in containers of 100ml or less.
Dublin Airport had been using C3 scanners, where passengers did not have to remove any liquids from carry-on bags, but the EU is said to be unhappy with a software issue.
As a result, the rollout has been temporarily interrupted.
DAA spokesperson Graeme McQeen told Newstalk’s The Anton Savage Show that the new rule applies to Dublin Airport and “all the airports in Ireland that have C3 scanners.”
He added: “What has happened is we’ve got word that the EU were unhappy with a software issue with the scanner – it relates to liquids that are over 300ml.
“There’s an issue with the scanners and how they read those types of objects.
“So, we’ve been asked for a short temporary period while they fix this issue to roll back the recommendations to 100ml or under.
“It’s not ideal, but not a massive change for us because we hadn’t fully switched over to C3 across both terminals yet.”
Graeme added that the new rule is a “temporary issue” while the problem with the C3 scanners is fixed.
