PASSENGERS at Dublin Airport were hit by major delays caused by an ESB outage in north Dublin this morning.
Dublin Airport operator said the power outage is impacting operations in Terminal 2, and “some delays are likely.”
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DAA said passengers should continue to travel to the airport as normal.
A social media post reads: “A power outage in North County Dublin is impacting operations in Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport this morning.
“Passengers should continue to travel to the airport as normal this morning, but some delays are likely.
“As always, for latest information regarding specific flights, passengers should contact their airline directly. Further updates will follow.”
Some passengers are being held outside Terminal 2 while power is being gradually restored.
And others have been escorted from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1.
Passengers took to X to express their concerns about the power outage fallout.
One said: “Absolutely disgraceful overcrowding at Dublin airport.
“Huge queues in the rain just to get into the terminal. And they are demanding to be allowed increase the numbers passing through the airport where 85% of travellers to/from Ireland are forced to travel.”
Another one wrote: “The power is out at the Dublin Airport. Thousands of us are practicing our best Kindergarten skills by standing in epically long lines.”
This comes after Ryanair blasted a proposal by Ireland’s aviation regulator to limit capacity at Dublin Airport next summer to 25.2 million seats.
The budget airline warned that the move with result in “fewer flights & higher fares” for Irish families looking to head away.
In a draft decision issued on September 12, The Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) has proposed implementing a seating capacity of 25.2 million seats during the summer period at Dublin Airport, which runs from the end of March to October.
The Dublin Airport passenger cap was imposed in 2007 by An Bord Pleanala as a planning condition for the DAA’s development of Terminal 2.
It had been expected that the IAA would limit capacity as Dublin Airport has reached the cap of 32 million passengers a year, which is allowed under existing planning permission.
Following the draft proposals release, Ryanair bosses blasted Transport Minister Eamon Ryan for “inaction” and warned his “failure to act” will hurt Irish tourism.
The budget airline called on the Transport Minister to issue a direction letter to the IAA, “ordering them to approve additional slots for Dublin airlines in Winter 2024, and again in Summer 2025”.
